The first song we heard from My Morning Jacket’s upcoming album, Circuital, was the title track; a laid back 7-minute folk jam. The second, “Holdin on to Black Metal” is quite different indeed; very upbeat, full of soul and just as much fun as the title suggests. It definitely makes good on Jim James’ promise that this would be the “wildest” track on the record. It harks back to Z-era My Morning Jacket, and if you’re anything like me, that can only please you.
For now you can stream it at their Facebook page, which even allows you to post it to your wall and share it with your friends (which I’m pretty sure you’ll want to do after listening to it). If you don’t have Facebook, never fear as I’m sure someone somewhere will put it on Soundcloud very soon, and once they do we’ll have it here for you. Also, if you live in the UK the song is already available for purchase on Amazon MP3 for a measly 69p.
Circuital sees release on May 31st through ATO Records.
