My Morning Jacket Announce New Album & Massive Tour
By Scott Bernstein Mar 3, 2015 • 6:00 am PST
The Waterfall, MMJ’s seventh full-length studio album as well as first since 2011’s Circuital, is due May 4 via ATO Records/Capitol Records. The new LP marks the group’s first on Capitol Records. Today’s announcement includes the new album’s cover art, full tracklist and the release of The Waterfall’s first single -“Big Decisions.” Fans who pre-order the new album will receive an instant download of “Big Decisions.” Take a listen to the new single:
My Morning Jacket’s extensive tour in support of The Waterfall is currently scheduled to start at the Georgia Theatre in Athens on May 15. The lengthy tour includes a mix of headlining dates and festival appearances. The U.S. portion of the run includes a three-night stand at the Chicago Theatre, two nights at The Fox in Atlanta, a series of amphitheater dates and many other shows. See a full list of dates below. A fan club pre-sale goes live on March 9 followed by the general on-sales on March 13.
As for The Waterfall, Jim James & Co. recorded the bulk of the album at Northern California’s Stinson Beach in late 2013. “For me, every record has the spirit of where we made it,” explained singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter Jim James in a press release. “Stinson Beach was so psychedelic and focused. It was almost like we lived on our own little moon out there. It feels like you’re up in the sky.” The album is said to sound like noting else but also warmly familiar. “That’s kind of the sound of this record, and my life, the sound of the page turning and not being sure what’s coming next,” said James. “The freedom we went into this record with took a lot of the pressure off, as far as what to do and how to do it,” drummer Patrick Hallahan added about the MMJ/Tucker Martine co-production. “The mantra was anything goes, no stone unturned, it’ll be done when it’s done.” In addition to the Stinson Beach sessions, MMJ recorded at Martine’s Portland, Oregon studio Flora and at La La Land studio in Louisville.
My Morning Jacket World Tour 2015
5/15 at Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA
5/16 at Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, TN
5/17 at Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, AL
5/23 at Boston Calling Festival in Boston, MA
6/3 at State Theatre in Cleveland, OH w/ Floating Action
6/4 at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, PA w/ Floating Action
6/5 at Governors Ball Music Festival in New York, NY
6/7 at Field Trip Festival in Toronto, ON
6/9 at Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL w/ Hiss Golden Messenger
6/10 at Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL w/ Hiss Golden Messenger
6/11 at Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL w/ Hiss Golden Messenger
6/12-14 at Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN
6/16 at The Fillmore in Detroit, MI w/ Hiss Golden Messenger
6/17 at The Fillmore in Detroit, MI w/ Hiss Golden Messenger
6/19 at Gentlemen of the Road Stopover in Waverly, IA
6/20 at Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, WI w/ Floating Action
6/23 at Palace Theatre in Columbus, OH w/ Floating Action
6/24 at Palace Theatre in Columbus, OH w/ Floating Action
6/26 at Northrup Auditorium in Minneapolis, MN w/ Hippo Campus
6/27 at Northrup Auditorium in Minneapolis, MN w/ Lizzo
7/17-19 at Forecastle Festival in Louisville, KY
7/21 at nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville, VA w/ Lizzo
7/22 at Artpark Series in Lewiston, NY w/ Lizzo
7/26 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD w/ Jason Isbell
7/28 at Red Hat Amphitheatre in Raleigh, NC w/ Lucius
7/29 at Uptown Amphitheatre in Charlotte, NC w/ Lucius
7/31 at Champions Square in New Orleans, LA w/ Lucius
8/1 at Amphitheatre in St. Augustine, FL w/ Mini Mansions
8/3 at The Fillmore in Miami, FL w/ Mini Mansions
8/4 at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, FL w/ Mini Mansions
8/7 at Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA w/ Mini Mansions
8/8 at Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA w/ Mini Mansions
8/10 at BJCC Concert Hall in Birmingham, AL w/ Mini Mansions
8/12 at The Peabody Opera House in St. Louis, MO w/ Hippo Campus
8/13 at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO w/ Hippo Campus
8/14 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, CO w/ Sylvan Esso
8/28-30 at Rock en Seine Festival in Paris, FR
9/1 at Rivierenhof Amphitheatre in Antwerp, BEL
9/2 at Gloria in Koln, GER
9/4 at Electric Picnic Festival in Dublin, IRE
9/5 at End of the Road Festival in Larmer Tree Gardens, UK
9/6 at The Ritz in Manchester, UK
9/8 at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, UK
9/10 at Paradiso in Amsterdam, HOL
9/12 at Take Root Festival in Groningen, HOL
9/13 at Lollapalooza in Berlin, GER
The Waterfall Tracklist
Believe (Nobody Knows)
Compound Fracture
Like A River
In Its Infancy (The Waterfall)
Get The Point
Spring (Among the Living)
Thin Line
Big Decisions
Tropics (Erase Traces)
Only Memories Remain
