Walkers of the World Unite

As someone who is too poor and incompetent to own a car and too scared to bicycle in the city, I pretty much walk everywhere. Truth be told, there is nothing I love more than a good long walk. As a result, I have adopted My Morning Jacket's "Sec Walkin" as my new personal theme song. It nicely encampsulates my transportation philosophy:

Left leg, right leg

One leg at a time I keep on walking

I keep on walking

Red light, green light

First light I see tonight I am walking

Oh, yeah I am walking

Fever, breathe in your own cool, blue air

Look for eyes that hypnotize and sparkle

Look for eyes that hypnotize and sparkle everywhere

Brother, brother, don't you care?

Brother, brother, don't you care?

Left leg, right leg

One leg at a time I keep on walking

I keep on walking

Red light, green light

First light I see tonight I am walking

Oh, yeah I am walking

Fever, breathe in your own cool, blue air

Demon eyes, demon eyes are watching

Demon eyes, demon eyes are watching everywhere

Brother, brother, don't you care?

Brother, brother, don't you care?

You can read my full review of MMJ's latest effort here.

The Storm still Rages...

Lazy music critics often describe Kentucky's My Morning Jacket as "Southern Rock" or banty about the name Lynyrd Skynyrd in their reviews. Easy labels like these don't nearly capture My Morning Jacket's eclecticism and appeal. Their eclectic nature is on full display on the band latest album "Evil Urges." Although the reviews for MMJ's 5th album have been positive they have often described "Evil Urges" as a fall off from the band's previous two albums, "It Still Moves" and "Z." I happen to think both those records are modern classics but there's something about "Evil Urges" that really grabs me. From the Prince-esque opening track to softer fare like "Librarian" and "Thank You Too," listening to "Evil Urges" in its entirety is a joy. In my opinion, it matches and perhaps surpasses any of the band's previous work. I'm so mad at myself for cheaping out on seeing live in Montreal last week. There's always next time.

Here's some making of footage for "Evil Urges."