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Evil Urges
2008 studio album by My Morning Jacket
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]
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| Released | June 10, 2008[1] | |||
| Recorded | Avatar Studios, New York City November 2007[2] | |||
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| Length | 55:39 | |||
| Label | ATO (US/Canada) Rough Trade (UK) Spunk (Australia) | |||
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| Singles from Evil Urges | ||||
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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]
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]
On November 22, 2009, the American Dad! episode "My Morning Straitjacket" featured the band members playing themselves. The episode utilised four songs from Evil Urges: "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Part 2", "I'm Amazed", "Highly Suspicious" and "Remnants."[11]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[12] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [13] |
| The A.V. Club | B[14] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[15] |
| The Guardian | [16] |
| Mojo | [17] |
| Pitchfork | 4.7/10[18] |
| Q | [19] |
| Rolling Stone | [20] |
| Spin |  [21] |
| Uncut | [22] |
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".[12]
Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone | US | 50 Best Albums of the Year | 2008 | No. 4[23] |
| Spin | US | 40 Best Albums of the Year | 2008 | No. 16[24] |
| Paste (magazine) | US | 50 Best Albums of the Year | 2008 | No. 16[25] |
| Blender (magazine) | US | 33 Best Albums of the Year | 2008 | No. 12[26] |
| WXPN Philadelphia | US | 50 Best Albums of the Year | 2008 | No. 4 |
| WERS Boston | US | 50 Best Albums of the Year | 2008 | No. 10 |
| Q | UK | 50 Best Albums of the Year | 2008 | No. 4[27] |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Evil Urges" | Breakdown: My Morning Jacket | 5:14 |
| 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 | ||
All tracks are written by Jim James, except where noted
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
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[28] | 56 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[29] | 34 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[30] | 80 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[31] | 55 |
| US Billboard 200[32] | 9 |
- "Evil Urges". My Morning Jacket Official Discography. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- May 2008 Issue of Spin, contains interview and new information on Evil Urges.
- "Pitchfork: My Morning Jacket Reveal Album Title". Archived from the original on 2007-07-24. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- "Exploring The Alternative Field Nominees". Grammy.com. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- Cohen, Jonathan (9 April 2008). "Video Preview: My Morning Jacket On 'Evil Urges'". Billboard.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- "Interview with Joe Chiccarelli". HitQuarters. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved Aug 17, 2010.
- Rolling Stone 1050, 2008-04-17, p. 30
- "SXSW 2008: My Morning Jacket". Npr.org. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- "Saturday Night Live: Shia Lebeouf/My Morning Jacket - TV.com". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Whitney Pastorek. "'American Dad' to welcome My Morning Jacket: Two-Tone Tommy gives us the scoop!". Ew.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- "Reviews for Evil Urges by My Morning Jacket". Metacritic. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- Leahey, Andrew. "Evil Urges – My Morning Jacket". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- Petrusich, Amanda (June 9, 2008). "My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- Pastorek, Whitney (May 30, 2008). "Evil Urges". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- Simpson, Dave (June 6, 2008). "My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges". The Guardian. London. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- Harvey, Eric (June 9, 2008). "My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- Hermes, Will (June 12, 2008). "Evil Urges". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- Zimmerman, Shannon (June 2008). "Free as a Bird". Spin. 24 (6): 103. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- Richards, Sam (June 5, 2008). "My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges". Uncut. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- "News". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- "The 40 Best Albums of 2008". Spin.com. 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- "Signs of Life 2008: Best Music". Paste. 13 November 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- Winistorfer, Andrew. "Blender's Top 33 albums of 2008". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- "The 50 Best Albums of 2008". Q. January 2009: 82.
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- "Ultratop.be – My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- "Swedishcharts.com – My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- "My Morning Jacket Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- Evil Urges at Discogs (list of releases)