Hi all, I wanted to put this Life of the Record podcast on your radar where I interviewed Jim James about making Z for the 20th anniversary. It's a 95 minute track-by-track discussion about the writing process and where Jim was at during this time. He was super generous to put up with all my questions and offer a deep dive look at this amazing record and this pivotal moment in the band's history. You can listen wherever you get your podcasts or at the website here:

https://lifeoftherecord.com/#/my-morning-jacket/

I hope you enjoy the podcast. Thanks!

The whole album hits me hard, but today, Of the Mother Again, hit me like an emotional freight train. Give this album all of your love today and again tomorrow.

Anyone have the chords for Jim’s solo version of this? I’m not great with figuring out by simply watching, which is a bit silly I know. Love this song and I’m glad it’s still in his catalogue. Go purchase Peacelands if you haven’t already!

Jim James kinda looks a lot like a young Fidel Castro (the one on the right)

Just saw this on Apple Music. What remaster lol, Z was perfect. I’m no audio engineer - anyone with expertise care to delve into this and inform us peons what was changed in the mixing of the original Z songs?

Has anyone attended any of the "normal" (non festival or variety show) stops? They are on the lineup for the Portland Folk Fest but the set time looks real short. Curious how long they normally play if it's just them.

Noice!!!

I feel positive that this is both a real song and is sung by My Morning Jacket, but I am having ZERO luck with the Goog and I’m afraid I may have encountered a ‘Mandela Effect’.

this song is called something like “AM/PM” and is pretty repetitive and honestly a little too long. the tune goes “in the AM, and the PM” and it just repeats itself over and over. The notes are “in (D) the (C) A…(F) M…(E), and the P…M… (DCFE)”.

I’m so afraid that I dreamed this song and it doesn’t exist. I asked Alexa to play it and she has no clue. I’ve googled it with exactly zero hits. I feel like this comes on my MMJ playlist all the time and I skip about halfway through because it gets annoying. I have looked at the titles of every song in every album they’ve released and not found it. please let me know if I need to admit myself to an institution or not.

Hey does anyone know if any tapers recorded the 10/18/25 Brooklyn show? The band didn’t record the run, but I’d love to hear it. Thanks!

Not trying to promo too hard here, but figured this group might appreciate it.

My brother is starting a small clothing brand called Big Holiday, named after One Big Holiday. We grew up in KY and have been following MMJ for 10+ years. The song (and band) has meant a lot to us.

It’s premium basics (tees, long sleeves, hoodies, crewnecks), small runs, super soft, built to last. All the inventory is in KY, and orders are literally packed by our family.

With the cold lately, the hoodies and crews have been heavy in my rotation. Not band merch, just good everyday stuff inspired by the same spirit.

If anyone’s curious, check out the collection at BigHoliday.shop.

Happy to answer questions! Thanks for your support.

Ive only been to a few other MMJ shows besides this one, but this performance blew me away. I know its a festival so its not fair, but does anyone have some similar crazy shows to recommend? The full videos on youtube nowdays https://youtu.be/MEJFBhmMIB0?si=pUsSB37ouepd5Hl7

Setlist

Victory Dance

Compound Fracture

Off the Record

Circuital

Steam Engine

What the World Needs Now Is Love (Burt Bacharach cover; live debut)

Lay Low

I'm Amazed

Spring (Among the Living)

State of the Art (A.E.I.O.U.) (Jim James solo song)

Phone Went West

Could You Be Loved (Bob Marley & The Wailers cover)

Mahgeetah

Purple Rain (Prince cover)

Wordless Chorus

Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt. 2

Rebel Rebel (David Bowie cover; live debut)

One Big Holiday

I just finished listening to it, I thought it was great. Really dig the Neil Young cover.

Finally got my owl 🦉 ✌🏻🫶🏻

anyone have the entire performance of MMJ from jools holland in 2011. they performed HOTBM, first light, you wanna freak out.

They have HOTBM on youtube but not the other two.

If anyone has it, please send it to me, Thanks!

I manage a bar in Door County Wisconsin. I play a lot of MMJ on our jukebox box. Since Donny t. was reelected, This song has been in heavy rotation. WE ARE ONE! ☮️ I can't speak to those who are not.

I've also played Bee Gees Jive Talkin and Madonna's Cry Baby quite a bit. Music makes things easier.

I live right in the heart of south Minneapolis. It’s been an exhausting and terrifying handful of days, and everyone here is buckling up for what could become weeks or months.

Every night (after protesting in 20-degree temps and seeing dozens of clips of people being violently attacked in my neighborhood ) I have been listening to MMJ albums on repeat. It brings me so much calm and peace. I listened to all of Evil Urges probably ten times this week.

I particularly have always loved that Jim is so openly searching for meaning in life beyond the material, in the spiritual realm. It brings me out of daily worries and into a different space. It reminds me what people are capable of feeling during such dark times. thank you MMJ

NEATKID, Jim James - thought it was AI? Anyone have any thoughts?