Who's Excited for Wonderful...& the new album?

[the_wizzard]

First paragraph:

As My Morning Jacket prepared to record "Holdin' on to Black Metal", the wildest track on their new album, Circuital (out this spring), frontman Jim James set the scene for his bandmates: "I want it to sound like we're Cuban or Cambodian kids, and we're wearing berets and we're walking through an alley an we stumble upon this band, and it explodes into this crazy singalong," keyboardist Bo Koster recalls with a laugh.  The rest of the band had no idea what James was talking about but launched into the song anyway- the loose, funky first take is on the album.  "This is the most live record we've ever done," says James.

:D ;D :D

[e_wind]

 :D :D :D :D

GREAT FIND

[HighlySuspicious]

AHHHH!  I can't wait for my RS to get here now!   Yay!  I'm so excited to read the full article!  Thanks for the heads up :)

[EasyRyder]

First paragraph:

"I want it to sound like we're Cuban or Cambodian kids, and we're wearing berets and we're walking through an alley an we stumble upon this band, and it explodes into this crazy singalong,"

:D ;D :D

I wouldn't want it to sound any other way  ;D This image will be permanently burned into my mind whenever I hear that song now.

[Honest Man]

First paragraph:

As My Morning Jacket prepared to record "Holdin' on to Black Metal", the wildest track on their new album, Circuital (out this spring), frontman Jim James set the scene for his bandmates: "I want it to sound like we're Cuban or Cambodian kids, and we're wearing berets and we're walking through an alley an we stumble upon this band, and it explodes into this crazy singalong," keyboardist Bo Koster recalls with a laugh.  The rest of the band had no idea what James was talking about but launched into the song anyway- the loose, funky first take is on the album.  "This is the most live record we've ever done," says James.

:D ;D :D

This is the greatest thing I have read so far in 2011. Fuckin' Stoked.

[subinai]

dude

[Honest Man]

http://www.spin.com/gallery/first-look-my-morning-jacket-studio

sorry if already posted. excited

MMJ are returning to the reverb-drenched Southern rock sound that launched their career

It's about time they brought back the 6th member of the band. Nice!

Oh Yes this is exciting 

[Honest Man]

Oh my goodness, oh my gracious....

AWESOME article in the new RS on the new album.  No link on RS's website, but man, I am stoked!

Too much to share here, when the article goes live on their website, I am sure a link will come. 

And did you know that "Wonderful" as well as another song on the album, "Out of my System" (described as power poppy) were intended for a Muppet project?  I sure as hell didn't.  Apparently the project got canned.  Unfortunate for all....

I'm loving the muppet thing but what's up with "power poppy".

[johnnYYac]

There is a new Muppet film with Jason Siegel involved.  I wonder if some of Jim's songs were considered early on for this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1204342/

Now, where the f#!& is my Rolling Stone?

[Penny Lane]

dude

X11

[ynwa]

First paragraph:

As My Morning Jacket prepared to record "Holdin' on to Black Metal", the wildest track on their new album, Circuital (out this spring), frontman Jim James set the scene for his bandmates: "I want it to sound like we're Cuban or Cambodian kids, and we're wearing berets and we're walking through an alley an we stumble upon this band, and it explodes into this crazy singalong," keyboardist Bo Koster recalls with a laugh.  The rest of the band had no idea what James was talking about but launched into the song anyway- the loose, funky first take is on the album.  "This is the most live record we've ever done," says James.

:D ;D :D

This is the greatest thing I have read so far in 2011. Fuckin' Stoked.

this.

[columba78]

Any news on a release date ?   I only know May but as we all know May has 31 days and there is a big difference if you have to wait only 2 months for a new MMJ album or nearly 3

[johnnYYac]

Actually, do we know its May?  I'm assuming so, but...

Also, album releases are generally on Tuesdays, so...

May 3rd?

May 10th?

May 17th?

May 24th?

May 31st?

Damn!  May has 5 Tuesdays this year!  >:(

[the_wizzard]

There is a new Muppet film with Jason Siegel involved.  I wonder if some of Jim's songs were considered early on for this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1204342/

Now, where the f#!& is my Rolling Stone?

Yes, they were.  In the article there are 2 muppet references....

Wonderful was going to be for a Gorillaz style project, with a tour and everything.  A huge disappointment once I read that the project was canned. 

[the_wizzard]

Oh my goodness, oh my gracious....

AWESOME article in the new RS on the new album.  No link on RS's website, but man, I am stoked!

Too much to share here, when the article goes live on their website, I am sure a link will come. 

And did you know that "Wonderful" as well as another song on the album, "Out of my System" (described as power poppy) were intended for a Muppet project?  I sure as hell didn't.  Apparently the project got canned.  Unfortunate for all....

I'm loving the muppet thing but what's up with "power poppy".

Power Pop?  I am not sure, it is the author's term.

[e_wind]

Actually, do we know its May?  I'm assuming so, but...

Also, album releases are generally on Tuesdays, so...

May 3rd?

May 10th?

May 17th?

May 24th?

May 31st?

Damn!  May has 5 Tuesdays this year!  >:(

Do we know it's May? I always thought it was "Late Spring, maybe May." according to the band. I hope its pre-Hangout so I have time to take it in before I see em. If it is May, it will definitely be pre-Roo which is cool.

[columba78]

AWESOME article in the new RS on the new album.  No link on RS's website, but man, I am stoked!
...

Here is the link:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/my-morning-jacket-find-killer-new-groove-on-circuital-20110303

[johnnYYac]

So, after reading the RS article, the American Songwriters interview, seeing the VH1 Storytellers setlist, and from other various sources and whatnot, we have 7 tracks from the new album "Ciruital" identified:

Victory Dance- "the slow-building, spooky opener, (with drummer Patrick Hallahan working his high-hat with Neil Peart-like sleekness)"- RS

Wonderful- "the gorgeous ballad"- RS

My Morning Jacket - Wonderful(The Way I Feel) (live)

Holdin' on to Black Metal- "augmented by massed female voices and what sounds like wah-wah-ed horns — a combo that lands the song somewhere between "Superfly" and "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)."- RS

Friends Again-

Friends Again (encore #2) - My Morning Jacket

Out of My System- "power-poppy... originally intended to be played by Muppets: An exec recruited My Morning Jacket to record music for a new version of the Electric Mayhem band (the one with Animal on drums), promising a Gorillaz-style tour where MMJ would play behind a curtain while Muppet holograms bashed away onstage. The psyched band began writing and demo'ing, but the exec got fired and the project disappeared. (In any case, the lyrics of "Out of My System" — "They told me not to smoke drugs, but I didn't listen" — probably wouldn't have worked out.)"- RS

Movin' Away- only those at VH1 Storytellers can speak to this, I guess.

Circuital- "The album's least concise moment is the title track, which weighs in at more than seven minutes, beginning with a circular guitar riff over a drum-machine beat, before blasting into multiple sections that came together one day during a jam in James' basement."- RS

Circuital - My Morning Jacket - KFC Yum! Center - 10.29.10

"With trippy keyboards, twisted pop hooks and fuzzed-out guitar attacks, Circuital (the album) feels like the culmination of the sonic adventures the band began with 2005's Z — while also capturing the power and dynamics that have made MMJ one of the greatest live bands of their generation. "This record feels like a couple of steps forward of what we'd been doing in terms of overall sound," says guitarist Carl Broemel, who made a point of mostly improvising his jaggedly powerful solos on the new record, rather than composing them as usual."- RS

[Penny Lane]

So, after reading the RS article, the American Songwriters interview, seeing the VH1 Storytellers setlist, and from other various sources and whatnot, we have 7 tracks from the new album "Ciruital" identified:

Victory Dance- "the slow-building, spooky opener, (with drummer Patrick Hallahan working his high-hat with Neil Peart-like sleekness)"- RS

Wonderful- "the gorgeous ballad"- RS

My Morning Jacket - Wonderful(The Way I Feel) (live)

Holdin' on to Black Metal- "augmented by massed female voices and what sounds like wah-wah-ed horns — a combo that lands the song somewhere between "Superfly" and "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)."- RS

Friends Again-

Friends Again (encore #2) - My Morning Jacket

Out of My System- "power-poppy... originally intended to be played by Muppets: An exec recruited My Morning Jacket to record music for a new version of the Electric Mayhem band (the one with Animal on drums), promising a Gorillaz-style tour where MMJ would play behind a curtain while Muppet holograms bashed away onstage. The psyched band began writing and demo'ing, but the exec got fired and the project disappeared. (In any case, the lyrics of "Out of My System" — "They told me not to smoke drugs, but I didn't listen" — probably wouldn't have worked out.)"- RS

Movin' Away- only those at VH1 Storytellers can speak to this, I guess.

Circuital- "The album's least concise moment is the title track, which weighs in at more than seven minutes, beginning with a circular guitar riff over a drum-machine beat, before blasting into multiple sections that came together one day during a jam in James' basement."- RS

Circuital - My Morning Jacket - KFC Yum! Center - 10.29.10

"With trippy keyboards, twisted pop hooks and fuzzed-out guitar attacks, Circuital (the album) feels like the culmination of the sonic adventures the band began with 2005's Z — while also capturing the power and dynamics that have made MMJ one of the greatest live bands of their generation. "This record feels like a couple of steps forward of what we'd been doing in terms of overall sound," says guitarist Carl Broemel, who made a point of mostly improvising his jaggedly powerful solos on the new record, rather than composing them as usual."- RS

awesome recap, JY...thank you...
(when i think of power poppy, i think of remnants or two halves for some reason)

[johnnYYac]

Also, note the RS article says Circuital will come in at about 10 minutes shorter than EU.

Here are the approximate running times of the studio albums:

TTF 57:55
AD 74:18
ISM 72:08
Z 47:24 (52:06 w/Chills bonus track)
EU 55:41
C  46:00-ish