Evil Urges

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Evil Urges
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Studio album by
My Morning Jacket
ReleasedJune 10, 2008 [1]
RecordedAvatar Studios, New York City November 2007 [2]
Genre
Length55:39
Label ATO (US/Canada)
Rough Trade (UK)
Spunk (Australia)
Producer
My Morning Jacket chronology
Z
(2005)		Evil Urges
(2008)		 Circuital
(2011)
Singles from Evil Urges
  1. "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt. 2"
    Released: 2008
  2. "I'm Amazed"
    Released: 2008

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]

Contents

Writing and recording

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]

Promotion

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The A.V. Club B [14]
Entertainment Weekly A [15]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Pitchfork 4.7/10 [18]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [19]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [20]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [21]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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

PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Rolling Stone US50 Best Albums of the Year2008No. 4 [23]
Spin US40 Best Albums of the Year2008No. 16 [24]
Paste (magazine) US50 Best Albums of the Year2008No. 16 [25]
Blender (magazine) US33 Best Albums of the Year2008No. 12 [26]
WXPN PhiladelphiaUS50 Best Albums of the Year2008No. 4
WERS BostonUS50 Best Albums of the Year2008No. 10
Q UK50 Best Albums of the Year2008No. 4 [27]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jim James, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(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

Personnel

My Morning Jacket

Additional personnel

Assistance

Charts

Chart performance for Evil Urges
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

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