The gang takes on MMJ’s phenomenal 4th album.
Diaspora Radio: Z by My Morning Jacket
Thurs 11/19
8pm doors/9pm show
All Ages | $15 adv./$20 day of
Z is My Morning Jacket’s fourth full-length (and second for ATO), and it’s the one that finally jump-started the reaction that Jim James’ music has always deserved. On Z, MMJ’s traditional influences are present — the folk, blues, and country tones of John, Neil Young, and the Band shaded by contemporaries like Mercury Rev and Mark Kozelek. But songs like “Lay Low” and “It Beats for You” are crafted tighter, their sound-drenched keyboard lines meeting the percussion head on and riding meaningful flourishes of electric guitar. “Gideon” climaxes in James calling out throatily over twinkling piano and big chords borrowed from the Who, and “What a Wonderful Man” is a raucous, crashing tumble of unhinged crash cymbals, barroom piano, and mirthful yelping. Z is intuitive, intensely creative, classicist-minded, nearly flawless. It’s music that’s extruded from Jim James’ id, and that’s bearded, too. Come see the gang take on this incredible modern rock masterpiece!
The Band:
Nick Phaneuf: Guitar/Vocals
Stu Dias-Guitar/Vocals
Andrew Strout-Keys Vocals
Clifford Cameron-Organ/Vocals
Joe Young-Guitar/Vocals
Tyler Mills-Bass
Jed Allen-Drums
