Regions of Light and Sound of God

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AlbumFeb 05 / 20139 songs, 38m 30s
Neo-Psychedelia Art Pop
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7.8 / 10

If My Morning Jacket's albums have mostly come together like a revival meeting-- a group playing live, working together to create something larger than its members-- frontman Jim James' first solo album, Regions of Light and Sound of God, emerges from something closer to meditation.

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It’s telling that My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James chose to release his first solo full-length album, Regions Of Light And Sound Of God, under his own name. For starters, the playful nature of his Yim Yames alter ego is a mismatch for the weighty material on this record, which was partly inspired by a 1929 novel, G…

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Alone in the wilderness, singing hymns to himself, James is as succinct as he's ever been on record: a fascinating musical backroad to find yourself stranded in.

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Imagine you’re the frontman for a successful rock band. Over the course of your career, you’ve somehow managed to acquire…

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In 2008, during a My Morning Jacket concert, frontman Jim James fell from the stage and was injured badly enough to spend three weeks recuperating.

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The debut full-length from the lead singer of My Morning Jacket has a surprisingly light touch. Rather than trying to sound like a full band all on his own, James keeps things pretty simple. Not that things feel slight.

Jim James’s Regions of Light and Sound of God is full of trancey reverb and lyrics that fixate on various forms of devotion.

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Album Reviews: Jim James - Regions Of Light And Sound Of God

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