My Morning Jacket have released a new album, Peacelands, which is out now via their Bandcamp. Frontman Jim James describes it as "an album of mostly unreleased, acoustic peaceful protest songs - some covers and some of my own" and includes songs by Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Buck Owens and more. Proceeds will benefit " ACLU fighting for our safety and freedoms here at home, as well as Doctors Without Borders and International Rescue - organizations working hard to help heal the horrors of war and terror around the globe... working around the clock to help move us all towards 'Peacelands.'"
Recorded with producer Shawn Everett (Kacey Musgraves, The War on Drugs) at Hollywood, California's famed EastWest Studios' Studio Three, the album sees frontman Jim James delivering stripped down renditions of MMJ favorites and solo tracks, including "I'm Amazed," "State of the Art," and "Here in Spirit." Alongside these are covers of Bob Dylan ("Blowin' in the Wind"), Brian Wilson ("Love and Mercy"), The Velvet Underground ("I Found a Reason"),