CD Review

You gotta dig those recordings where the first spin you hear complexity and non-catchy hooks. Next listen, sounds and patterns start to become more noticeable, and a listen or so later you wondered how you possibly missed those nuances the first couple times around. It Still Moves, by the Louisville, Kentucky quintet, My Morning Jacket, teases the label "acid country" and "Radiohead for the good ol’ boy," while molding a revolving door of moods and effects.

Lead singer/mastermind Jim James sports a mid 70’s Steven Tyler sounding blues voice that is haunting yet convincing, but like his Kentucky roots, is in no hurry to go anywhere. James' lyrics sound nothing more than musings, resembling words scribbled on the back of a napkin, while eliminating the verse chorus verse routine for a more disjointed structure, but finish surreal and compelling.

The honky tonk rock and roller "Dancefloors" sports festive horns and a boisterous piano line, reflecting a more liberal Skynyrd. "Golden" features subtle textures over guitar twangs that gel with Jame’s country-western fashioned howls. The band waltzes through the nine-minute plus "I Will Sing You Songs," while never over stepping its boundaries. From the midsection guitar onslaught of "Run Thru," that sports a progressive rock guitar jam and clashing back into another blues drenched moan, to the power chord blasts on "One Big Holiday," every song gets better with age. But without using the overused wine cliché, My Morning Jacket is a welcome addition to ears searching for a bit "more" in their music, without rushing the main-course.