My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James will issue a new solo album entitled Uniform Clarity through ATO Records on October 5. The 13-track effort comes as a companion to Jim’s recently released Uniform Distortion LP. James shared two songs from Uniform Clarity.
Jim James recorded acoustic renditions of the 11 songs found on Uniform Distortion as well as two new tracks for Uniform Clarity. The Louisville native tapped Shawn Everett to produce the forthcoming LP. Read a statement from Jim about the new record:
“The idea for UNIFORM CLARITY came from UNIFORM DISTORTION, an album of intentional chaos/dirt: literal and figurative distortion of lyrics and sound meant to echo and hopefully shed some light on the twisted times and distortion of the truth in which we now live. UNIFORM CLARITY is meant to illuminate the other side – raw and real, but very clear, much like in the early days of recording where all you could hear was the truth because there were no ways to manipulate recordings in the studio. Working with Shawn Everett, we created a document style recording of these songs- just vocals, guitar and the space itself- no special FX. A crystal clear illustration of the flawed beauty of what a song starts off as or sometimes remains- a thought. a seed. a light from the womb of the universe brought to life down here on earth.”
Later today, Jim James will participate in an exclusive YouTube event that will include performances and discussions about Uniform Clarity as well as the importance of voting and political action. A livestream featuring a live performance and Q&A session will be broadcast live from San Francisco through YouTube starting at 5 p.m. PT. Watch Jim James Presents Uniform Clarity: In Conversation & Performance below:
The new album is currently available for pre-order here. Stream the first two singles from Uniform Clarity:
[You Get To Rome]
[Over & Over]
Uniform Clarity Tracklist
- Just A Fool
- You Get To Rome
- Out Of Time
- Throwback
- No Secrets
- Yes To Everything
- No Use Waiting
- All In Your Head
- Better Late Than Never
- Over And Over
- Too Good To Be True
- It Will Work Out
- Flash in The Pan
