My Morning Jacket is one of those bands that comes around once in a blue moon. They have the stylistic elements encapsulating new age, as well as, classic components of rock and roll. My Morning Jacket crafts powerful lyrics that paint a story in your mind. With entrancing guitar and drum beats, their songs captivate you from the very first note. “Aren’t We One?”, their new release, draws you in by opening with the chorus that chants on throughout the tune. Continuing to create audience anticipation after 26 years is no easy task. Yet, My Morning Jacket isn’t afraid to explore a vast range of sounds. Putting out new sounds and staying ahead of the times is their M.O.
The bands newest release, “Aren’t We One?” is a peaceful anthem to the people. Its main lyric “Aren’t We One?” chants how we are all the same despite worldly differentiators like race, religion, and beliefs. The song captures the collective feeling of being human. We are all droplets of a river flowing in the same direction. In the end we will return to where we came. “Aren’t We One?” reminds us that we are all living together in the same time, on the same planet. With the bands singer, Jim James’, utterly serene voice and flowing soft piano, guitar, and drums this this song will make you want to keep hitting replay! This is here to remind us that we’re all experiencing life for the first time. Why not make the most of it?
Listen to “Aren’t We One?” below!
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