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My Morning Jacket

Evil Urges 6/10

Evil Urges begins with three of the wildest songs of MMJ's career — including "Highly Suspicious," which combines lyrics about a "peanut-butter-pudding surprise" with a bastardized Eighties funk beat and Prince-style falsetto vocals from frontman Jim James. But other songs are far more accessible, from the Band-meets-the-Who glories of "I'm Amazed" to the old-fashioned country ballad "Sec Walkin" and the fierce arena rock of "Aluminum Park." "I've gotten tired of normal rock & roll sounds," says James. "But I like that there's a song like 'I'm Amazed' where anybody who's seen us live over the years can get into it."