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It's a beautiful thing to know that
Brian Wilson
is still alive and well in the kingdom of
indie rock
.
My Morning Jacket
's third full-length effort, and first for the
ATO
/
RCA
venture label, is a step beyond the band's work for
Darla
. While the gorgeous amalgam of
the Band
's vision of
country
Americana
and
Neil Young
's blend of
folk
rock
are everywhere present, there is a new textural awareness evident on
It Still Moves
Jim James
' songwriting is tighter in structure, but his production sensibility is early-'70s Laurel Canyon, with some of
the Grateful Dead
's
American Beauty
tropes as well. Sounds like a mess, doesn't it? Well, it's not. Wearing your influences on your sleeve doesn't mean unoriginality.
James
is an original songwriter; he has worked hard to develop the gifts inherent in his lyric concerns and his ability to paint emotional landscapes with his melodies, and the payoff has never been greater.
"Mahgeetah,"
with its
Pet Sounds
ambience and
country-rock
melody -- complete with fuzzed-out guitar solo -- is far more imaginative than anything
Wilco
ever pulled off by trying the same thing (which they do over and over ad nauseam).
"Dancefloors,"
with its biting Telecaster lead line that echoes
"Baby Don't Do It"
the Stray Gators
'
majesty, is full of warmth, depth, and
Levon Helm
's soul. And
"Golden,"
which is the third track in this opening triad, brings
' love of
Tim Buckley
Fred Neil
into the light. But all of these elements of construction are read through
' Kentucky and his unique melodic gift, where fragments becomes entire lines become songs with stunning bridges, achingly poetic lyrics, and a country boy's sense of whacked-out humor and tenderness (check out
"One Big Holiday"
). The horn arrangements on
"Easy Morning Rebel"
make the
shuffle into a near
R&B
tune with an
old-timey
stroll through a shambolic rhythm track. In all,
may be a journey through the past, but it's also a solid step into something
rock & roll
has been missing for an awfully long time in the mainstream arena: melody, extremely catchy and well-written songs that aren't afraid of the mainstream, and a love of the great
pop
continuum that translates into something new. ~ Thom Jurek
Brian Wilson
is still alive and well in the kingdom of
indie rock
.
My Morning Jacket
's third full-length effort, and first for the
ATO
/
RCA
venture label, is a step beyond the band's work for
Darla
. While the gorgeous amalgam of
the Band
's vision of
country
Americana
and
Neil Young
's blend of
folk
rock
are everywhere present, there is a new textural awareness evident on
It Still Moves
Jim James
' songwriting is tighter in structure, but his production sensibility is early-'70s Laurel Canyon, with some of
the Grateful Dead
's
American Beauty
tropes as well. Sounds like a mess, doesn't it? Well, it's not. Wearing your influences on your sleeve doesn't mean unoriginality.
James
is an original songwriter; he has worked hard to develop the gifts inherent in his lyric concerns and his ability to paint emotional landscapes with his melodies, and the payoff has never been greater.
"Mahgeetah,"
with its
Pet Sounds
ambience and
country-rock
melody -- complete with fuzzed-out guitar solo -- is far more imaginative than anything
Wilco
ever pulled off by trying the same thing (which they do over and over ad nauseam).
"Dancefloors,"
with its biting Telecaster lead line that echoes
"Baby Don't Do It"
the Stray Gators
'
majesty, is full of warmth, depth, and
Levon Helm
's soul. And
"Golden,"
which is the third track in this opening triad, brings
' love of
Tim Buckley
Fred Neil
into the light. But all of these elements of construction are read through
' Kentucky and his unique melodic gift, where fragments becomes entire lines become songs with stunning bridges, achingly poetic lyrics, and a country boy's sense of whacked-out humor and tenderness (check out
"One Big Holiday"
). The horn arrangements on
"Easy Morning Rebel"
make the
shuffle into a near
R&B
tune with an
old-timey
stroll through a shambolic rhythm track. In all,
may be a journey through the past, but it's also a solid step into something
rock & roll
has been missing for an awfully long time in the mainstream arena: melody, extremely catchy and well-written songs that aren't afraid of the mainstream, and a love of the great
pop
continuum that translates into something new. ~ Thom Jurek
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