![]() This is true, of course, because of the pandemic. This leads me to the second reason why MMJ is on my brain lately: This is one of the most talented live rock bands of the last 25 years, and I desperately yearn to see extremely gifted rock bands in concert right now. This is conveyed musically on At Dawn by a heart-busting, reverb-drenched sprawl that would come to define them, as well as numerous classics that remain fixtures of their setlists. Just the title alone evokes something essential about the MMJ ethos - it suggests the start of a journey, bathed in gorgeous yellow light, toward an uncertain but exciting destination. While it was preceded by their 1999 debut, The Tennessee Fire, At Dawn in many ways feels like the actual first MMJ record. ![]() The first is the 20th anniversary of their second album, At Dawn, which is this week. There are at least three reasons for this. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about My Morning Jacket.
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