My Morning Jacket share “Half A Lifetime,” the third song from their new album, “is,” which will be released this Friday. The corresponding tour for the Brendan O’Brien-produced album, “is,” kicks off April 1 in Chatanooga, Tenn.
The new track finds My Morning Jacket reimagining a demo unearthed from sessions for their landmark 2005 album, “Z,” transforming what was originally conceived as a stripped-back slow-burner into a larger-than-life anthem lit up in wildly frenzied guitar riffs.
About the new track, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James said: “It’s about doing whatever it takes to get where you need to go, instead of bailing when things get hard, which is funny, considering that it literally took a half a lifetime to finish.”
My Morning Jacket will honor their hometown with “Come Home Again,” a series of events that celebrate Louisville, Ky., this spring. For more info check out the band’s website.
Watch the Danny Clinch-directed video for ‘Half A Lifetime’ here:
APRIL
1 – Chattanooga, TN – Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium ^
3-5 – Miramar Beach, FL – My Morning Jacket’s One Big Holiday *
8 – Birmingham, AL – Alabama Theatre #
10 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park #
12 – Dallas, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory #
13 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall #
15 – Rogers, AR – Walmart Amp #
17 – Athens, OH – Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium #
18 – Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside Theater #
20 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory #
21 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater #
25 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace ** (SOLD OUT)
26 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace †† (SOLD OUT)
27 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace ^^ (SOLD OUT)
29 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace ##
30 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace ^
MAY
2 – St. Louis, MO – The Factory at The District ^
4 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival *
AUGUST
5 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater †
6 – Boise, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater †
8 – Bonner, MT – Kettle House Amphitheater †
9 – Seattle, WA – Chateau St. Michelle Winery †
13 – Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater †
15 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre †
16 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre †
19 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium †
20 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl †
22 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre †
OCTOBER
8 – Washington, DC – The Anthem §
10 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met §
11 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met §
13 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway §
14 – Portland, ME – State Theatre §
16 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount §
17 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount §
18 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount §
20 – Cincinnati, OH – MegaCorp Pavilion §
22 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee §
24 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed §
25 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed § (SOLD OUT)
26 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed §
29 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle §
31 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre §
NOVEMBER
1 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre ¡
* FESTIVAL APPEARANCE
w/ Special Guests
^ Bendigo Fletcher
# Grace Cummings
** Lacey Guthrie
†† Future Killer
^^ The Jesse Lees
## 10th Street Dre and Maggie Halfman
† Melt
§ BALTHVS
¡ Babehoven