Jim James, founding member of My Morning Jacket, will deliver his first solo album in eight years, called “Wowed Out” this August.
With “Wowed Out,” James transformed a vast archive of music originally composed for two major film-scoring projects in the early 2010s into a new work of soulful psychedelia.
In typical fun fashion, the album’s first single, “Come Again,” first surfaced from a cue he composed for a scene set in a teddy bear factory but then evolved into a kaleidoscopic but forward-moving meditation on resilience in the face of chaotic instability.
“‘Come Again’ came from feeling discouraged by how much things are changing in directions I don’t agree with, but trying to remember that there’s still so much beauty to be experienced,” James said. “You’ve got to just keep going and keep trying again and again and again to find joy.”
In a modern world wired for constant astonishment, “Wowed Out,” takes its title from James’ self-coined term for the sensory overload he’s experienced in an age of chronic overstimulation. Produced entirely by James, the album took shape in the fall of 2025 as he began sorting through a stash of recordings he’d created with his longtime friend, award-winning composer Brian Reitzell.
“For years I kept returning to all this music we’d made and couldn’t figure out what to do with it,” James said. “But for some reason, last year everything started flowing in a really beautiful way.”
TRACKLIST:
Baby Dear
Hands On
Come Again
Lost Child
Home (Green)
We Love Our Life
Wowed Out
Whole Heart (Into It)
Rewind It
Your Door
Check out ‘Come Again’ here: