My Morning Jacket interviews, performances and ‘making of’ footage for ‘Evil Urges’.

MY MORNING JACKET, Evil Urges (ATO)
Official Site | MySpace | Samples

Fourteen new songs from the Louisville alt rockers. The band continues to experiment with their sound drawing influences from 70s era melodic rock. Album track “I’m Amazed” is reason enough to buy the entire album. File under: Rock / Acoustic / Indie

Noteworthy

• JAKOB DYLAN, Seeing Things (Columbia/Starbucks)
  Official Site | MySpace | Samples
  Impressive first solo effort from Wallflowers front man. Rick Rubin pitches in as producer to ensure greatness.
• INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS, self-titled (Sugar Hill)
  Official Site | MySpace | Samples
  Follow-up to last year’s International Bluegrass Music Association Album of the Year
• RAILROAD EARTH, Amen Corner (Sci-Fidelity)
  Official Site | MySpace | Samples
  Jersey’s favorite jamgrassers add to the collection.
• SOLOMON BURKE, Like A Fire (Anti-)
  Official Site | MySpace | Samples
  Eric Clapton, Ben Harper, Jesse Harris, and Keb’ Mo’ all pitch in on King Solomon’s latest effort.

More Highlights

BEN SOLLEE, BILLY BOB THORNTON AND THE BOXMASTERS, BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES, CARLA OLSON & MICK TAYLOR, CARLA OLSON & THE TEXTONES, CASSANDRA WILSON, CHIP TAYLOR, EMMYLOU HARRIS, GENE CLARK, HOMEMADE JAMZ BLUES BAND, INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS, JAMES HUNTER, JEFF GAUTHIER GOATETTE, JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN, JOSHUA JAMES, MARTHA WAINWRIGHT, MONTGOMERY GENTRY, PATTI LABELLE, PRISCILLA AHN, ROBERT POLLARD, SAM PHILLIPS, SCOTT KEMPNER, SISTERS MORALES, SLOAN, THOMAS DOLBY, TODD SICKAFOOSE, TONY JOE WHITE and more.

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Bonus Material

Noteworthy articles from Twangville and our friendly neighbors:

• Abigail Washburn & Ben Sollee [Twangville / Amber Waves of Twang]
• Listen Up: The Teenage Prayers’ “Everyone Thinks You’re the Best” [Twangville]
• “For You” A Biography Of A Cult [Twangville]
• American Aquarium- The Bible and the Bottle & Bones [EP] [Twangville]
• The Mother Truckers (Austin, TX) – Let’s All Go To Bed [Twangville / Gobblers Knob]
• Hayes Carll – Trouble In Mind [Hickory Wind]
• City Stages Preview !!!! [Amber Waves of Twang]
• Top 10 Alt-Country Guitarists [Gibson]
• THE ARDENT STUDIO SESSIONS WITH LUCERO [Nine Bullets]
• Old 97’s Back on Track [Hickory Wind]

About the author:  Washington, D.C. area web designer by day. Certifiable music freak by night. Husband and father of two by the loving grace of God.

by Tom Osborne in Acoustic, Indie, News, Rock, Videos