The newly remastered album has been expanded with 14 previously unreleased tracks
My Morning Jacket will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their acclaimed 2005 album, Z, with a very special new deluxe edition, arriving via ATO Records on Friday, October 3rd. Remastered from the original master tapes, the Z 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition will be available digitally, on CD, and as a 3 LP set on pink, coral and blue-colored vinyl, highlighted by 14 key outtakes from singles and film work, previously unreleased material, demos, and more, including the new single, “Where To Begin,” available now digitally.
Written especially for Cameron Crowe’s 2005 film Elizabethtown – set in Kentucky and partially shot in MMJ’s hometown of Louisville – “Where to Begin” was among the first songs recorded by the band with then-new members keyboard player Bo Koster and guitarist Carl Broemel, the latter on stone-country pedal steel guitar.
To further commemorate the 20th anniversary of the project, the band has slated several very special shows that will see them performing the landmark collection in its entirety. The Z – 20th Anniversary shows will take place as part of previously announced dates on the upcoming second leg of their My Morning Jacket “Is” On Tour, including Morrison, CO’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA’s Hollywood Palladium, Brooklyn, NY’s Brooklyn Paramount, Chicago, IL’s The Salt Shed, and Atlanta, GA’s Fox Theatre.
Z proved an immediate milestone for My Morning Jacket upon its October 4, 2005, release, earning worldwide critical applause for its ambitious fusion of sonic approaches, musical styles, and expressive songcraft. Co-produced with legendary British producer John Leckie – known for his work with XTC, The Stone Roses, and Radiohead, among many others – Z marked the band’s fourth studio album and first to feature its current, enduring lineup of James, keyboard player Bo Koster, guitarist Carl Broemel, bassist Tom Blankenship, and drummer Patrick Hallahan. From the radiant “Wordless Chorus” and big-riff crunch of “Gideon” to the astral-funk spinout, “Off the Record,” and improvisational thunder of “Dondante,” the album proved My Morning Jacket’s breakthrough, employing such surprising influences as dub, reggae, and electronica to create an awe-inspiring collection that wasn’t simply rock ‘n’ roll, yet in James’ words, “moved you like rock ‘n’ roll.”
2025 has seen My Morning Jacket continuing on its ever-evolving creative journey with their tenth studio album and first full-length new collection in more than three years, Is, available everywhere now via ATO Records. Produced by triple Grammy Award-winner Brendan O’Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam), the album “is” sees the Louisville, KY-bred five-piece once again expanding the limits of their sound and elevating their artistry to unprecedented heights. Songs like the ravishing lead single, “Time Waited,” the larger-than-life anthem “Half A Lifetime,” and the psychedelically propulsive “Squid Ink” represent some of the most masterfully realized work yet from a band fully committed to their belief in music as a conduit for revelation of all kinds.
CD 1: Remastered Album
- Wordless Chorus
- It Beats For You
- Gideon
- What a Wonderful Man
- Off the Record
- Into the Woods
- Anytime
- Laylow
- Knot Comes Loose
- Dondante
CD 2: B-Sides
- Where to Begin
- Chills
- How Could I Know (Oxen)
- The Devil’s Peanut Butter
- Wordless Chorus (Jim Demo)
- It Beats For You (Jim Demo)
- Laylow (Jim Demo)
- Into the Woods (Band Dance Version)
- Off the Record (Jim Demo)
- Anytime (Jim Demo)
- Knot Comes Loose (Jim Demo)
- Dondante (Jim Demo)
- Original Ending (Off the Record)
- Where to Begin (Jim Demo)
