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| Genre = | Length = 48:01 | Label = | Producer = | Last album = ''Circuital'' (2011) | This album = ''The Waterfall'' (2015) | Next album = | Misc = }} ''The Waterfall'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band My Morning Jacket. Produced by Tucker Martine and group frontman Jim James, the album was released on May 4, 2015 by ATO Records and Capitol Records. My Morning Jacket rose to prominence in the 2000s with a string of acclaimed albums and praised live performances. Its sixth album, ''Circuital'' (2011), was equally well received. The band toured in support of it for two years before taking a break. They regrouped in late 2013 to begin work on ''The Waterfall'', a process which took eighteen months. Much of ''The Waterfall'' was recorded at a hilltop studio located Stinson Beach, California, where the band rented seaside homes while recording. A deal of the album—from its tone to its album art—is heavily indebted to the area and its nature. James mostly brought unfinished lyrics to the group to create a spontaneous development process. In addition, he suffered a back injury during the sessions that hindered its production. His lyrics, likewise, document injury, romance and heartbreak, and spirituality, but center most on renewal. The album's music encompasses several genres, including folk, R&B, and psychedelia. The album received favorable reviews from music critics, who considered it an improvement on their previous two albums. It debuted at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the U.S., and represented career bests in several countries' national album charts. To promote the record, murals of a waterfall were painted on buildings in several U.S. cities, including Los Angeles and Chicago. The group founded an philanthropic organization named after the album to support environmental causes. My Morning Jacket are supporting the record with a large summer tour, spanning five months and featuring appearances at theaters and festivals. ==Background== My Morning Jacket—consisting of singer-songwriter Jim James, guitarist Carl Broemel, bassist Tom Blankenship, drummer Patrick Hallahan, and keyboardist Bo Koster—formed in 1997 and rose to fame in the mid-2000s with their fourth album ''Z'', which represented a critical and commercial breakthrough for the band. The band became known for mixing various genres with their country and rock sound, and were praised for their live performances, including a revered performance at music festival Bonnaroo in 2008. The group subsequently released a fifth record, ''Evil Urges'', that received a polarized response.〔 Their sixth release, ''Circuital'' (2011), became their highest-charting album on national charts and received acclaim. The band toured for two years in support of ''Circuital''. In 2013, they embarked on a tour alongside Wilco and Bob Dylan that left them disappointed, as they had falsely been told Dylan desired to work with them.〔 While the band took a break, James stayed busy, touring behind his solo album, ''Regions of Light and Sound of God'', and collaborating with Elvis Costello and Marcus Mumford for the New Basement Tapes project. These individual side projects, rather than detach the musicians, worked to strengthen their skill as musicians, according to Blankenship. This led to a greater appreciation of the group upon their return to it.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Waterfall (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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