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Z

by My Morning Jacket

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Overall Rating: 3.4596 Z is ranked overall as 3.4596 out of 4 stars
Avg. Critic Score: 3.2972 Z has an avg. critic score of 3.2972 out of 4 stars

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Lost At Sea
MMJ’s musical palate has radically expanded: the reverb and alt-country trappings remain, but they no longer dominate the band’s aesthetic. In nodding to U2, John McLaughlin, Sunny Day Real Estate, Mercury Rev, The Clash and countless other icons ...more
Splendidezine
My Morning Jacket arent the most experimental or accomplished group around, but theyve carved out a niche among listeners who appreciate an ambitious pop record with a healthy respect for classic rock. ...more
Stylus Magazine
It's hard to argue with any album that possesses the virtues Z does: James' voice, one of the most astonishing instruments in rock; a band who, turnover notwithstanding, play like they've been doing this for decades; a sense of delight that often eludes ...more
StylusMagazine
Its a sign of how much fun My Morning Jacket are to listen to, above all else, that Z is merely very good by their standards; they could go almost anywhere from here, and wherever they do its hard not to be optimistic about it. ...more
Splendid
The first My Morning Jacket whose songs reach the heights to which James's voice aspires. ...more

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Tiny Mix Tapes
What you can expect is what makes My Morning Jacket tried and true: bigger-than-life lyrics, classic rock swagger, and the need to move forward. ...more
Rolling Stone
There is an emphasis on keyboards, in pulse and architecture, that adds buoyancy and color to James' writing and flatters his keening, stratospheric tenor. ...more
Slant Magazine
Dialing down the reverb and allowing more wide-ranging influences to show through, My Morning Jacket fashions a messy, transitory record that's head-over-heels giddy, curiously experimental, and patently weird in equal measure. ...more
No Ripcord
An album you should definitely own, and a band you should definitely watch. ...more
Tiny Mix Tapes.com
Classic rock is the new face of indie rock. It doesn’t matter if it’s the psychedelic-inspired rock of Dungen, the skronk and pop of Wilco, or the southern rock of My Morning Jacket—classic rock, in its most generic meaning, is ...more
Playlouder
sample: Soft Show Snoozin' So, farewell then, Chilly Gonzales. You never were one for doing things by the book - let's be honest, the first time we saw you you were playing the Spitz with a tent on stage and a garden hose for accompaniment in ...more
RollingStone
Major lineup change on the way to Z apparently inspired My Morning Jackets prime mover, singer-guitarist-songwriter Jim James, to mess with his template, to impressive effect. ...more
Uncut
If you felt there was something missing at the end of X&Y, then youll find it in Z. ...more
Austin Chronicle
Not as big and bright as 2003's It Still Moves, yet with the early-career sprawl edited out, Z's as lovingly worn as a vintage clothing score. ...more
Pitchfork
So Z abandons the Skynyrdisms of It Still Moves, but that album's lessons remain intact: Compared to those on previous albums, these tracks have more guitar crunch and tighter song structures. ...more
Pitch Fork Media
Here's an album that begs for vinyl, although not for the reason you might think. Certainly, My Morning Jacket's worn-in rock 'n' roll-- its starchy guitar riffs and Jim James' other-end-of-a-long-tunnel vocals-- seems tailor-made for the ...more
PopMatters
While parts of previous My Morning Jacket albums sounded sloppy, Z is crisply-produced and markedly more refined, in part due to co-producer (with James) John Leckie. ...more

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