My Morning Jacket has recorded five well-received country/indie rock albums since forming in Kentucky in 1998. Their fifth release, Evil Urges, was released in June of 2008.
Fast Facts:
- Formed in 1998 in Louisville, Kentucky
- Record Label: ATO Records
- Named for a discarded coat Jones found in a burned-down bar
- Played at Coachella 2008
Band Members
Career Overview
Jim James serves as the band's main singer, songwriter and guitarist. He formed the band along with "Two-Tone" Tommy , J. Glenn and Johnny Quaid, in 1998, and recorded their debut album, The Tennessee Fire the following year.
The band made its major label debut in 2003 with It Still Moves on ATO Records. In 2005, they released their most popular album to date - the critically acclaimed Z - which employed the use of a separate producer for the first time and introduced a more polished sound, ditching the heavy reverb of the group's earlier recordings.
MMJ in Culture
The band appears in the Cameron Crowe film Elizabethtown under the name "Ruckus." James as well made an appearance in the experimental 2007 Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There, performing a cover of the song "Going to Acapulco." The song also appeared on the film's soundtrack.
