Evil Urges

Writing began in Colorado, while recording was done in Manhattan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/video-preview-my-morning-jacket-on-evil-urges-1045905/|title=Video Preview: My Morning Jacket On 'Evil Urges'|first=Jonathan|last=Cohen|website=Billboard.com|date=9 April 2008|access-date=22 December 2021}} According to producer Joe Chiccarelli, the demos he was sent, which were "very groove-oriented with hints of old-fashioned R&B", suggested a more urban record than previous albums, and as such he recommended the band record in an urban environment that had some "life and vitality".{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Joe_Chiccarelli_Interview.html |title=Interview with Joe Chiccarelli |publisher=HitQuarters |date=14 June 2010 |access-date=Aug 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314062416/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Joe_Chiccarelli_Interview.html |archive-date=14 March 2012 |url-status=dead }} After looking into various options including Vancouver and San Francisco, the band eventually decided to record in New York.

Singer and lead songwriter Jim James said that the band wanted to get away from "normal rock and roll sounds" and emulate more of the band's live sound.Rolling Stone 1050, 2008-04-17, p. 30 Many of the songs were previewed at the 2008 South by Southwest music festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2008/03/13/88163634/sxsw-2008-my-morning-jacket|title=SXSW 2008: My Morning Jacket|date=13 March 2008|access-date=22 December 2021|website=Npr.org}}

My Morning Jacket played "I'm Amazed" and "Evil Urges" on Saturday Night Live on May 10, 2008.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/saturday-night-live/shia-lebeouf-my-morning-jacket/episode/1193229/summary.html |title=Saturday Night Live: Shia Lebeouf/My Morning Jacket - TV.com |access-date=2008-05-12 |archive-date=2008-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514133702/http://www.tv.com/saturday-night-live/shia-lebeouf-my-morning-jacket/episode/1193229/summary.html |url-status=dead }} At the Bonnaroo Music Festival in June 2008, the band played a near four hour set, playing all songs on the album except "Look at You" and "Remnants".

The season six premiere of The CW's teen drama One Tree Hill was titled "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream" and featured the songs "Highly Suspicious" and "Look at You."{{Cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/one-tree-hill/touch-me-im-going-to-scream-part-1/episode/1184350/summary.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-10-12 |archive-date=2008-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007194101/http://www.tv.com/one-tree-hill/touch-me-im-going-to-scream-part-1/episode/1184350/summary.html |url-status=dead }}

On November 22, 2009, the American Dad! episode "My Morning Straitjacket" featured the band members playing themselves. The episode utilised four songs from Evil Urges: "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Part 2", "I'm Amazed", "Highly Suspicious" and "Remnants."{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/11/11/my-morning-jacket-american-dad/|title='American Dad' to welcome My Morning Jacket: Two-Tone Tommy gives us the scoop!|author=Whitney Pastorek|website=Ew.com|access-date=22 December 2021}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 67/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/evil-urges/my-morning-jacket |title=Reviews for Evil Urges by My Morning Jacket |website=Metacritic |access-date=April 9, 2016}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/evil-urges-mw0000787387 |title=Evil Urges – My Morning Jacket |website=AllMusic |access-date=April 9, 2016 |last=Leahey |first=Andrew}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2score = B{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/my-morning-jacket-emevil-urgesem-7034 |title=My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges |work=The A.V. Club |date=June 9, 2008 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |last=Petrusich |first=Amanda |author-link=Amanda Petrusich}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3score = A{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2008/05/30/evil-urges |title=Evil Urges |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 30, 2008 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |last=Pastorek |first=Whitney}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jun/06/popandrock.shopping5 |title=My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=June 6, 2008 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |last=Simpson |first=Dave}}

| rev5 = Mojo

| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |title=My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges |journal=Mojo |issue=176 |date=July 2008 |page=108}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 4.7/10{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11585-evil-urges/ |title=My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges |work=Pitchfork |date=June 9, 2008 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |last=Harvey |first=Eric}}

| rev7 = Q

| rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |title=My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges |journal=Q |issue=264 |date=July 2008 |page=108}}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/evil-urges-20080612 |title=Evil Urges |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 12, 2008 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |last=Hermes |first=Will |author-link=Will Hermes}}

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I8dEa7CkvDwC&pg=PA103 |title=Free as a Bird |journal=Spin |volume=24 |issue=6 |date=June 2008 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |last=Zimmerman |first=Shannon |page=103}}

| rev10 = Uncut

| rev10score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/my-morning-jacket-evil-urges |title=My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges |journal=Uncut |date=June 5, 2008 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |last=Richards |first=Sam |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428044648/http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/my-morning-jacket-evil-urges |archive-date=April 28, 2015}}

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Evil Urges received mostly positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 67, based on 31 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

{{track listing

| all_writing = Jim James, except where noted

| title1 = Evil Urges

| writer1 = Breakdown: My Morning Jacket

| length1 = 5:14

| title2 = Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt. 1

| length2 = 3:51

| title3 = Highly Suspicious

| length3 = 3:07

| title4 = I'm Amazed

| length4 = 4:35

| title5 = Thank You Too!

| length5 = 4:29

| title6 = Sec Walkin

| length6 = 3:37

| title7 = Two Halves

| length7 = 2:36

| title8 = Librarian

| length8 = 4:18

| title9 = Look at You

| length9 = 3:30

| title10 = Aluminum Park

| length10 = 3:58

| title11 = Remnants

| length11 = 3:04

| title12 = Smokin from Shootin

| length12 = 5:07

| title13 = Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt. 2

| length13 = 8:14

| title14 = Good Intentions

| length14 = 0:06

| total_length = 55:39

}}

My Morning Jacket

• Jim James – vocals, guitars, bass, drums, percussion, Omnichord
• Tom "Two Tone Tommy" Blankenship – bass
• Patrick Hallahan – drums, percussion
• Carl Broemel – guitars, vocals, pedal steel, lap steel
• Bo Koster – keyboards, programming, vocals, piano, synthesizers, organ, Rhodes, percussion

Additional personnel

• Jim James, Joe Chiccarelli – production
• Michael Brauer – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Artie Smith – drum tech
• David Campbell – string arrangements

Assistance

• Rick Kwan, Colin Suzuki, Will Hensley, Kyle Mc Innis, Lowell Reynolds, Andy Taub

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