Evil Urges
My Morning Jacket have refused to remain creatively static, a decision that's helped them map a clear and wonderful upward trajectory over their first decade, but does them few favors on their baffling new album.
For a Southern-rock outfit with epic hair and a Kentucky pedigree, My Morning Jacket is uniquely squirrelly. Evil Urges, the band's fifth studio album, flits purposefully from genre to genre, toying with bits of prog, soul, disco, alt-country, and classic guitar squall. But Evil Urges doesn't feel bloated or…
Catriona Boyle reviews My Morning Jacket's latest, an attempt by the band to distance themselves from their roots... but is it a success?
It amazingly isn’t until fourth track that the album settles down into a flow of lo-fi indie that lifts the album into a far more pleasant experience.
For those who weren't convinced by Z's left-hand turns, Evil Urges cements My Morning Jacket's transformation from grizzled, reverb-drenched classic rockers to experimental, genre-bending innovators.
Everything is coming together for this to be the moment for My Morning Jacket.
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges review: A good listen in general, but one that is frustratingly uneven and overly indulgent even for a band that is well known for stretching their creative boundaries.