Evil Urges

Evil Urges is the fifth studio album by My Morning Jacket. It was released by ATO Records on June 10, 2008.[3] The album was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, ultimately losing to Radiohead's In Rainbows.[4]

Evil Urgeses
Studio album by
My Morning Jacket
ReleasedJune 10, 2008[1]
RecordedAvatar Studios, New York City November 2007[2]
Genre
Length55:39
LabelATO (US/Canada)
Rough Trade (UK)
Spunk (Australia)
Producer
My Morning Jacket chronology
Z
(2005)		 Evil Urgeses
(2008)		 Circuital
(2011)
Singles from Evil Urges
  1. "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt. 2"
    Released: 2008
  2. "I'm Amazed"
    Released: 2008

Writing and recording

Writing began in Colorado, while recording was done in Manhattan.[5] According to producer Joe Chiccarelli, the demos he was sent, which were "very groove-oriented with hints of old-fashioned R&B", suggested a more urban record than previous albums, and as such he recommended the band record in an urban environment that had some "life and vitality".[6] After looking into various options including Vancouver and San Francisco, the band eventually decided to record in New York.[6]

Singer and lead songwriter Jim James said that the band wanted to get away from "normal rock and roll sounds" and emulate more of the band's live sound.[7] Many of the songs were previewed at the 2008 South by Southwest music festival.[8]

Promotion

My Morning Jacket played "I'm Amazed" and "Evil Urges" on Saturday Night Live on May 10, 2008.[9] At the Bonnaroo Music Festival in June 2008, the band played a near four hour set, playing all songs on the album except "Look at You" and "Remnants".

The season six premiere of The CW's teen drama One Tree Hill was titled "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream" and featured the songs "Highly Suspicious" and "Look at You." [10]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
The A.V. ClubB[13]
Entertainment WeeklyA[14]
The Guardian[15]
Mojo[16]
Pitchfork4.7/10[17]
Q[18]
Rolling Stone[19]
Spin[20]
Uncut[21]

Evil Urges received mostly positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 67, based on 31 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[11]

Accolades
Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Rolling Stone US 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #4[22]
Spin US 40 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #16[23]
Paste (magazine) US 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #16[24]
Blender (magazine) US 33 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #12[25]
WXPN Philadelphia US 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #4[26]
WERS Boston US 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #10[27]
Q UK 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #4[28]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jim James, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Evil Urges"My Morning Jacket5:14
2."Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt. 1" 3:51
3."Highly Suspicious" 3:07
4."I'm Amazed" 4:35
5."Thank You Too!" 4:29
6."Sec Walkin" 3:37
7."Two Halves" 2:36
8."Librarian" 4:18
9."Look at You" 3:30
10."Aluminum Park" 3:58
11."Remnants" 3:04
12."Smokin from Shootin" 5:07
13."Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt. 2" 8:14
14."Good Intentions" 0:06
Total length:55:39

Personnel
My Morning Jacket
  • Jim James - vocals, guitars, bass, drums, percussion, Omnichord
  • Tom "Two Tone Tommy" Blakenship - bass
  • Patrick Hallahan - drums, percussion
  • Carl Broemel - guitars, vocals, pedal steel, lap steel
  • Bo Koster - keyboards, programming, vocals, piano, synthesizers, organ, Rhodes, percussion
Additional personnel
  • Jim James, Joe Chiccarelli - production
  • Michael Brauer - mixing
  • Bob Ludwig - mastering
  • Artie Smith - drum tech
  • David Campbell - string arrangements
Assistance
  • Rick Kwan, Colin Suzuki, Will Hensley, Kyle Mc Innis, Lowell Reynolds, Andy Taub

References
  1. "Evil Urges". My Morning Jacket Official Discography. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. May 2008 Issue of Spin, contains interview and new information on Evil Urges.
  3. "Pitchfork: My Morning Jacket Reveal Album Title". Archived from the original on 2007-07-24. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  4. "Exploring The Alternative Field Nominees". Grammy.com. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  5. Video Preview: My Morning Jacket On 'Evil Urges'
  6. "Interview with Joe Chiccarelli". HitQuarters. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved Aug 17, 2010.
  7. Rolling Stone 1050, 2008-04-17, p. 30
  8. My Morning Jacket's performance at South by Southwest 2008
  9. Saturday Night Live: Shia Labeouf/My Morning Jacket - TV.com
  10. TV.com Episode Summary
  11. "Reviews for Evil Urges by My Morning Jacket". Metacritic. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  12. Leahey, Andrew. "Evil Urges – My Morning Jacket". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  13. Petrusich, Amanda (June 9, 2008). "My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  14. Pastorek, Whitney (May 30, 2008). "Evil Urges". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  15. Simpson, Dave (June 6, 2008). "My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges". The Guardian. London. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  16. "My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges". Mojo (176): 108. July 2008.
  17. Harvey, Eric (June 9, 2008). "My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  18. "My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges". Q (264): 108. July 2008.
  19. Hermes, Will (June 12, 2008). "Evil Urges". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  20. Zimmerman, Shannon (June 2008). "Free as a Bird". Spin. 24 (6): 103. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  21. Richards, Sam (June 5, 2008). "My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges". Uncut. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  22. "News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  23. Archived December 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  24. "Signs of Life 2008: Best Music". Paste. 13 November 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  25. Winistorfer, Andrew. "Blender's Top 33 albums of 2008". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  26. xpn.org
  27. WERS.org
  28. "The 50 Best Albums of 2008". Q. January 2009: 82. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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