Jim James feels lucky to be alive, and you can hear his exultation on the new self-titled album from My Morning Jacket. “Lucky to be Alive” is the seventh track on the band’s ninth album, but you can catch the vibe immediately. The album was reportedly inspired by the band…

Moby “Reprise.” Moby had enough hits just off his 1999 album, Play, to last a lifetime. But the DJ/producer extraordinaire, whose career has now spanned three decades, has never been one to let his songs rest. He’s explored music-making in numerous sonic spaces over the years, and his latest,…

Although Jim James may be best known as the frontman of the psychedelic rock quintet My Morning Jacket, he has also released four solo albums; 2013’s Regions of Light and the Sound of God, 2016’s Eternally Even, and two albums of covers he called Tribute To. His fifth solo effort,…

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is showing his love for some classic songs on his latest album, Tribute to 2, which is due out this week. The 11-song album covers everyone from Sonny and Cher to Irving Berlin. Tribute to 2 Jim James Dec. 8 Right out of…

As Election Day approaches Nov. 8, an independent website will issue new and unreleased music from Death Cab for Cutie, R.E.M., Aimee Mann and more as part of a “30 Days, 30 Songs” campaign. The website’s aim is to derail Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, who came off one…

Photos: Nick DeCicco SAN FRANCISCO — Thanksgiving came early to San Francisco, at least according to Jim James. The My Morning Jacket frontman profusely and repeatedly thanked headliner and Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst during their show Saturday at The Fillmore in San Francisco. “It’s hard to believe it’s already Thanksgiving.…

Photos: Nick DeCicco SAN FRANCISCO — An almost-reunion for rock supergroup Monsters of Folk was the highlight of a strong Conor Oberst set to close out Friday’s first day of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park. Jim James and M. Ward joined Oberst for a pair…