The song & video are available now
My Morning Jacket shares its heavy and propulsive new single, “Squid Ink,” digitally. A psychedelic and visually arresting official music video for the dense and delightfully warped track powered by bassist Tom Blankenship and drummer Patrick Hallahan’s massively heavy grooves under a bit of shapeshifting vocal work from lead singer Jim James also premiers today and is streaming now on YouTube.
“The idea behind ‘Squid Ink’ is that certain people carry a negativity that fills the room like a squid shooting ink into the water,” says James, noting that the song arose from a basement jam with Hallahan. “It’s about trying to get out of those murky waters by believing in yourself, and when Patrick and I were jamming I got the idea to sing part of the chorus really low — almost like putting a beard on the face of the vocal.”
“Squid Ink” is the second song from My Morning Jacket’s recently announced and eagerly awaited new album, Is, out March 21st on ATO Records. It’s the band’s tenth studio album and first full-length new collection in more than three years. It was produced by triple Grammy Award-winner Brendan O’Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam), and was heralded last month by the ravishing lead single, “Time Waited.” The song has been enthusiastically received at radio, with airplay at major stations and quick movement up the commercial AAA chart to where it sits now at No. 11 and climbing. An official music video, directed by famed photographer/filmmaker Danny Clinch and featuring new performance footage interspersed with archival photos from throughout the band’s history, is streaming now on YouTube.
Last week, My Morning Jacket announced a wide-ranging headline run. My Morning Jacket “Is” On Tour gets underway April 1 at Chattanooga, Tennessee’s Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium and then travels into early May. Highlights include a very special three-night homecoming run at Louisville, Kentucky’s historic The Louisville Palace on April 25-27. Additional dates will be announced soon.
My Morning Jacket is excited to continue its long-time partnership with environmental nonprofit Reverb, to build upon previous successes and expand the tour sustainability program, engage fans in the Action Village at each show, and support Reverb’s Music Decarbonization Project to accelerate climate solutions within the music industry.
