Episode 111: My Morning Jacket's Jim James with producer Brendan O'Brien

About this episode

Geoff Stanfield interviews Jim James and Brendan O'Brien about the making of My Morning Jacket's latest album.

With their latest album, *is*, My Morning Jacket handed over the production reins to storied producer Brendan O'Brien, who has worked with artists ranging from Bruce Springsteen to Pearl Jam. The result of this collaboration is a focused collection of songs that showcases the band's development and musical diversity. Geoff Stanfield caught up with My Morning Jacket’s frontman and principal songwriter, Jim James, and Brendan to discuss the making of this stellar release. Enjoy!

People in this episode

Host: Geoff Stanfield

Guests: Jim James, Brendan O'Brien

Topics covered

• music production
• album release
• band collaboration
• songwriting
• musical diversity

Keywords

• My Morning Jacket
• Jim James
• Brendan O'Brien
• album production
• music diversity
• songwriting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: My Morning Jacket, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam

Books & works: is

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