May 14, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Monsters of Folk were a supergroup who released one self-titled album in 2009. The group featured Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and M. Ward. Now they have announced a 15th anniversary reissue of the album that features five bonus tracks recorded with a fifth member, Will Johnson of Centro-matic. They have shared one of those songs, “Disappeared.” More

Apr 27, 2023 By Mark Redfern

M. Ward has announced a new album, Supernatural Thing, and shared its first single, title track “Supernatural Thing,” via an animated music video. Supernatural Thing features First Aid Kit, Jim James, and Neko Case. More

Jun 28, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Jim James of My Morning Jacket has announced a deluxe reissue of his debut solo album, Regions of Light and Sound of God, which will be out on July 29 via ATO. The reissue will feature the original album in addition to a bonus LP featuring 12 B-sides, previously unreleased demos, and alternate takes. James has also shared a visualizer for a new reissue track, “Read Between (Begin Again).” More

Nov 23, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys and Jim James of My Morning Jacket have shared a new song, “Right Where I Belong.” It is to be featured on the original soundtrack for the film Long Promised Road, a documentary about Wilson’s life and career. The soundtrack will also feature unreleased songs and alternate versions of classics from Wilson. The film, directed by Brent Wilson (no relation to the film’s subject), is out now, and the soundtrack will be out this Friday (Nov. 26) via Lakeshore. More

Aug 24, 2021 By Mark Redfern

My Morning Jacket have announced a new self-titled album and shared its first single, “Regularly Scheduled Programming,” via a video for it. More

Mar 26, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Moby has announced a new album, Reprise, which consists of re-envisionings of songs throughout his career alongside the Budapest Art Orchestra. It will be out on May 28 via Deutsche Grammophon. He has also shared a new track from the album, “Porcelain,” featuring Jim James of My Morning Jacket. The original version of the song was featured on his hit 2000-released album Play. More

Aug 04, 2020 By Jennifer Irving

This weekend was the finale of the entirely virtual Newport Folk Festival, aptly dubbed “Our Voices Together,” as it features upward of 20 artists covering Burt Bacharach’s classic “What the World Needs Now Is Love.” The cover was led by Jim James of My Morning Jacket and music directed by Chris Funk of The Decemberists, wrapping up the week-long virtual fest. More

Jul 16, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket released a new album, The Waterfall II, last Friday via ATO after announcing it only a few days earlier. Last night the band was the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing album opener “Spinning My Wheels.” More

Jul 07, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket have announced a new album, The Waterfall II, which is due for release digitally this Friday, July 10, via ATO. The album is the long-awaited follow-up to 2015’s The Waterfall. More

Apr 07, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Soul legend Bill Withers died last week due to heart complications. For last night’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which Colbert is currently doing from home, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James performed a cover of Withers’ classic “Lean On Me,” filmed in his home with just him on guitar and singing. More

Oct 22, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Last week My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James released The Order of Nature, a new live album recorded with The Louisville Orchestra in collaboration with conductor/arranger/composer Teddy Abrams. Last night they all stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform the album’s “Back to the End of the World.” More

Sep 18, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is releasing The Order of Nature, a new live album recorded with The Louisville Orchestra in collaboration with conductor/arranger/composer Teddy Abrams. Previously he shared its first track, “Set It to Song,” and now the song has a video. More

Aug 23, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James has announced The Order of Nature, a new live album recorded with an orchestra in collaboration with conductor/arranger/composer Teddy Abrams, and has shared its first track, “Set It to Song.” James and Abrams have also announced some special orchestral concerts. More

Jul 29, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

At the Newport Folk Festival this past weekend none other than the legendary Kermit the Frog took the stage to perform his classic “Rainbow Connection” in honor of The Muppet Movie turning 40. He was joined by Jim James of My Morning Jacket on vocals and former Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss on drums. More

Apr 22, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Acclaimed best selling authors Nick Hornby, Dave Eggers, and Michael Chabon have teamed up for the new charity project Setlists for Young Voices, where they are auctioning autographed setlists by R.E.M., Mitski, Wilco, Janelle Monáe, Sigur Rós, Better Oblivion Community Center, Death Cab for Cutie, Jim James, Patti Smith, More

Mar 28, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Jenny Lewis has shared a video for “Red Bull & Hennessy.” It is made up of behind-the-scenes footage from her recent live-streamed On the Line Online telethon/variety show and features cameos from Jeff Goldblum, St. Vincent, Beck, Danielle Haim, Mac DeMarco, Jim James, Jason Schwartzman, Nikki Lane, David Arquette, King Tuff, Natasha Leggero, Tim Heidecker, Vanessa Bayer, and more. More

Mar 04, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Last night Jenny Lewis live-streamed On the Line Online, a telethon/variety show to promote her upcoming new album, On the Line, and to raise money for Los Angeles’ The Downtown Women’s Center. If you didn’t catch it live, you can still watch the whole three and a half hour thing here. It was co-hosted by comedians Tim Heidecker and Vanessa Bayer (of Saturday Night Live) and featured a slew of special guests, including Jeff Goldblum, St. Vincent, Beck, Danielle Haim, Mac DeMarco, Jim James, Jason Schwartzman, and more. More

Jan 29, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James released a new solo album, Uniform Distortion, back in June 2018 via ATO and in October he released another one, Uniform Clarity, that featured acoustic versions of the songs found on Uniform Distortion. Now he has announced some new tour dates for this summer. More

Dec 12, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James released a new solo album, Uniform Distortion, back in June via ATO and in October he released another one, Uniform Clarity, that featured acoustic versions of the songs found on Uniform Distortion. Now he has stopped by Spotify to do a session for them where he covers “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” a 1965 song written by Burt Bacharach (music) and Hal David (lyrics) and first sung by Jackie DeShannon. He was backed by The Resistance Revival Chorus and also performed his own song “Over and Over.” More

Oct 15, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James released a new solo album, Uniform Distortion, back in June via ATO and a couple of weeks back he released another one, Uniform Clarity, that featured acoustic versions of the songs found on Uniform Distortion. More

Oct 04, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James released a new solo album, Uniform Distortion, back in June via ATO and tomorrow he’s releasing another one, Uniform Clarity, that features acoustic versions of the songs found on Uniform Distortion. More

Jun 29, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James released a new solo album, Uniform Distortion, today via ATO. Now that it’s out, you can stream the whole thing below. James has also shared a new video where he talks with photographer Duane Michals, whose photo “The Illustrated Man” inspired Uniform Distortion and is featured on its cover. More

Jun 18, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is releasing a new solo album, Uniform Distortion, on June 29 via ATO. Now he has announced some “career-spanning” solo tour dates at historic venues and performing arts centers across America. One dollar from every ticket will go to The Waterfall Project to benefit United for A Fair Economy and National Bail Fund Network. More

Jun 08, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Surprise! With no advance warning, M. Ward has self-released a new album, What a Wonderful Industry. The album includes 12 new songs, including two (“Miracle Man” and “Bobby”) that feature Jim James of My Morning Jacket (Ward was also in the supergroup Monsters of Folk with him). More

Jun 01, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

There were some solid contenders for this week’s Songs of the Week list. It was a toss up between #1 and #2, it could’ve gone either way. If we were doing a “Best Use of a Song in a TV Show This Week” list, then first place probably would’ve gone to the use of U2’s “With or Without You” in the surprising and amazing series finale of FX’s The Americans. More

May 31, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is releasing a new solo album, Uniform Distortion, on June 29 via ATO. Previously he shared the album’s first single, “Just a Fool” (which was one of our Songs of the Week and which he performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert). Now he has shared another song from the album, “Throwback,” which was inspired by his experiences with social media. More

May 24, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is releasing a new solo album, Uniform Distortion, on June 29 via ATO. Previously he shared the album’s first single, “Just a Fool” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Last night he stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform the song. The spirited performance was shot in black & white, just like the song’s video. More

Apr 27, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

We skipped Songs of the Week last week because we were kind of on vacation, so this week’s post encompasses songs from the last two weeks. And that’s just as well, because this week was light on new tracks, whereas last week was fairly strong (only three of our Top 10 are songs from this week). More

Apr 17, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James has announced a new solo album, Uniform Distortion, and shared a video for its first single, the electric guitar fueled “Just a Fool.” More

Nov 20, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is releasing Tribute To 2, an album of covers that is the sequel to his 2009 George Harrison covers EP Tribute To (which is also being reissued), on December 8 via ATO. He previously shared his cover of The Beach Boys’ “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times” (from their classic album Pet Sounds). Now he has shared a cover of Abbey Lincoln’s “The World Is Falling Down,” via a visual for the song. More

Oct 30, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James has announced Tribute To 2, an album of covers that is the sequel to his 2009 George Harrison covers EP Tribute To (which is also being reissued). He has also shared his cover of The Beach Boys’ “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times” (from their classic album Pet Sounds). More

Aug 07, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket have announced three shows at the end of the year leading up to New Year’s Eve. They go down December 29, 30, and 31 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, CO and each will feature a different special guest. More

Apr 17, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Over 100 artists have signed an acoustic guitar for Planned Parenthood and for $10 you can buy a drawing ticket to enter to win the guitar. More

Jan 18, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James released an excellent new solo album, the politically-charged Eternally Even, last fall via ATO/Capitol. It was one of Under the Radar‘s Top 100 Albums of 2016. More

Nov 18, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James released a new solo album, Eternally Even, a couple of weeks back via ATO/Capitol. Previously James shared the album’s politically-charged first single, “Same Old Lie” (as well as a trippy video for the song that was accompanied by an anti-Donald Trump statement), which was followed by “Here In Spirit.” More

Nov 04, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is releasing a new solo album, Eternally Even, today via ATO. Previously James shared the album’s politically-charged first single, “Same Old Lie” (as well as a trippy video for the song that was accompanied by ananti-Donald Trump statement), which was followed by “Here In Spirit.” More

Oct 27, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is releasing a new solo album, Eternally Even, next Friday (November 4) via ATO. Previously James shared the album’s politically-charged first single, “Same Old Lie” (as well as a trippy video for the song that was accompanied by an anti-Donald Trump statement), More

Oct 27, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Andrew Bird has been doing a series of shows from his living room called “Live From the Great Room” that he’s been posting to his Facebook page. Back in July he and My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James did Soldier On‘s “Sic of Elephants” on the show. More

Oct 14, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is releasing a new solo album, Eternally Even, on November 4 via ATO. Previously James shared the album’s politically-charged first single, “Same Old Lie.” More

Oct 13, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is releasing a new solo album, Eternally Even, on November 4 via ATO. Previously James shared the album’s politically-charged first single, “Same Old Lie.” Now the song has a trippy video. More

Sep 23, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is releasing a new solo album, Eternally Even, on November 4 via ATO. When the album was announced no new music was shared and neither was the tracklist. But now James has shared the album’s politically-charged first single, “Same Old Lie.” James has also released the album’s tracklist. More

Sep 19, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James has announced a new solo album. Eternally Even is due out November 4 via ATO. No music from the album has been shared yet, but he has announced some tour dates. More

Jul 12, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

M. Ward opened for Brian Wilson on Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl and during his performance he brought out his old friends and collaborators Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes and Jim James of My Morning Jacket. More

May 02, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Prince passed away at his home on April 21 and the Prince tributes and covers have been fittingly constant ever since. During their set at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Friday My Morning Jacket covered “Purple Rain” and at another show in Oklahoma City last Wednesday they covered “Raspberry Beret,” as well as “Purple Rain” and “Sign O’ the Times.” More

Aug 27, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James recently shared a brand new solo song. “Take Care of You” is from the soundtrack to the new film No Escape, which stars Owen Wilson, Lake Bell, and Pierce Brosnan and is about an American family trying to escape a government coup. More

Aug 20, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James has shared a brand new solo song. “Take Care of You” is from the soundtrack to the new film No Escape, which stars Owen Wilson, Lake Bell, and Pierce Brosnan and is about an American family trying to escape a government coup. More

Mar 31, 2014 By Laura Studarus

We’re not the only ones with a serious love for The War on Drugs. My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James recently joined the band onstage in Portland. More

Jan 03, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

While the days of watching music videos on television are long gone, over the past several years the visual art form has certainly found second life (like so many other things) as an excellent online commodity. More

Dec 11, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

For those who like to plan way in advance when it comes to getting something special for your significant other on Valentine’s Day, Hear Music/Concord Music and Starbucks have announced the fifth installment of their love song covers compilation Sweeheart 2014. More

Nov 18, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Over the weekend aired the latest episode of its 38th season, featuring a performance of music by Jim James. More

Oct 21, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James has premiered a brand new music video for “State of the Art (A.E.I.O.U)”, taken off his solo debut Regions of Light and Sound of God. More

Sep 19, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Last night, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James took to the stage at Kimmel to perform Regions Of Light And Sound Of God cut, “State Of Art (A.E.I.O.U.).” More

Jul 30, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

One of the signature experiences of Tennessee’s annual Bonnaroo Festival is the Superjam, a special one-off performance that brings together artists old and new for supergroup session of music. More

Jul 23, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Keeping the Regions of Light and Sound of God love rolling, today Jim James announced a string of additional tour dates. More

Jun 20, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Last night Jim James appeared on The Late Show With David Letterman, performing Regions Of Light And Sound Of God cut, “State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U).” More

May 06, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

This week Jim James and My Morning Jacket helped launch the Global Citizen Tickets Initiative, a social awareness program fighting world poverty that will allow fans to enter a lottery for two donated tickets at participating artists’ shows for the next three years. More

Feb 11, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

It’s pretty hard to image Jim James being able to top the amazing rendition of his Regions of Light and Sound of God track “A New Life” when he appeared as the musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. More

Feb 05, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Last night My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James made an appearance as the musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. More

Jan 28, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Jim James has annouced a full set of new tour dates in support of his upcoming solo debut Regions Of Light And Sound Of God. More

Jan 16, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

My Morning Jacket’s Jim James has announced a trio of select shows leading up to the release of his forthcoming solo debut Regions Of Light And Sound Of God. More

Jan 09, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

On Feb. 5 My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James will unveil his debut solo album Regions of Light and Sound of God, a work inspired by Lynd Ward’s 1929 graphic novel God’s Man. More

Dec 20, 2012 By Laura Studarus

How to you get to Carnegie Hall? Pratice Pratice!...and be on the lineup for Tibet House US benefit concert. More

Nov 12, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

My Morning Jacket’s Jim James has announced his debut solo album, Regions of Light and Sound of God. More

Aug 11, 2011 By Margot Cooper Gruen

Neko Case and My Morning Jacket are currently touring together and yesterday in Pittsburgh they both joined the stage to perform Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s 1983 duet “Islands in the Stream.” More

Feb 17, 2011 By Laura Studarus

As a Grammy winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Booker T. Jones has a pretty remarkable Rolodex. That was made clear by the announcement of new album, The Road From Memphis (out May 10 via ANTI-Records). More

Jun 21, 2010 By Hong Le

Last Friday The Roots performed their new single “Dear God 2.0” with Jim James of My Morning Jacket on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. They also released the music video for the single. Check out the videos.

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May 17, 2010 By Hong Le

My Morning Jacket’s Jim James (once again going under the name Yim Yames), cellist/vocalist Ben Sollee, and singer/songwriter Daniel Martin Moore will be on a nine-date “Appalachian Voices” tour in support of raising public awareness of Mountaintop Removal coal mining throughout Appalachia. More

Apr 23, 2010 By Laura Studarus

The Roots’ (aka coolest late night show house band ever) new album How I Got Over will feature a few familiar faces—Joanna Newsom and Monsters of Folk‘s Jim James. More

Jun 25, 2009 By Laura Studarus

As reported by both Pitchfork and Billboard, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, or rather the mysteriously similar-named musician Yim Yames, is releasing an EP of George Harrison covers. The EP, Tribute To, will be released by ATO on August 4th. More

Aug 02, 2010 By Jim James

Making sure I had properly saved my game, I pushed the power button on my Nintendo Entertainment System to bring that day’s Legend of Zelda adventures to a close. When Zelda disappeared, there was a man staring at me from the TV—a sharp-dressed man in a fine suit with his black hair slicked back, eyes searching for something beyond me at that time. Special Agent Dale Cooper—he spoke to something in me that was “good.” Something that wanted to know the truth about what all those grownups were doing. More

Oct 02, 2009 By Matt Fink

It’s one of the most ill-used words in the rock and roll lexicon, but 20 years ago, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne brought new meaning to the word “supergroup” when they formed The Traveling Wilburys. More

Dec 15, 2016 By Chris Wheatley

The My Morning Jacket frontman is back with a follow up to his 2013 debut solo release Regions of Light and Sound of God. Jim James is an artist whose work is clearly born of deep and varied influences, a man who takes his music seriously and for whom emotional resonance is a key anchor. More

Feb 01, 2013 By Jim Scott

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. More