***Received an 8.3 Best New Music rating from Pitchfork. My Morning Jacket has re-issued 2003’s It Still Moves remixed and remastered as a special deluxe package with new artwork and exclusive photos. It includes frontman Jim James’ ten original demos plus three unheard tracks from the original sessions. With the help of the band’s longtime friend Kevin Ratterman behind the mixing desk, James revisited and tweaked all the old material. Remastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, this new version still has that shimmering grandeur that lent it such a singular identity, but there is an increased strength and clarity to it now. 4 LP set on 180-gram black vinyl in a gatefold jacket. Includes the original album remixed and remastered plus 13 previously unreleased demos and B-sides. Includes never before seen photographs and a digital download coupon.
4XLP $49.95
04/21/2017
***Received an 7.2 rating from Pitchfork.Following the release of their fourth critically acclaimed full-length album, Z, My Morning Jacket has delivered what is surely to become their quintessential body of work – two discs and a concert film. They contain their most dynamic, otherworldly compositions to date, presented in their finest form. Live. Belying the myth that live albums tend to highlight the disparity between it and its studio counterpart, Okonokos: Double Live Album, mixed by Michael Brauer (Bob Dylan, Coldplay) and mastered by pre-eminent engineer Bob Ludwig, delves into the realm of raw, rich, elevated sound, while proudly staying true to its roots. The treasury begins with “Wordless Chorus,” one of the Jacket’s captivating traditional introductions. A glacially expansive “One Big Holiday” grips you, throws you into a trance-inspiring guitar riff frenzy, quiets down, and leads you through another transcendent moment. The collection continues to mesmerize through the second disc, and closes with a spirited “Mahgeeta."
4XLP $49.95
04/21/2017