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Review: My Morning Jacket seem to just get better and more popular with age. They look and sound the part even now when they're ten albums in. The Louisville psych-tinged soft rockers have a knack for creating spiritually uplifting and soulful tunes that are a balm for hard times and across the ten tracks here leave no fat on the bone - it's a concise collection with the hairs trimmed thanks to an outside producer being involved. Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine and Bruce Springsteen big time rock producer Brendan O'Brien was at the controls, which is something of a rarity for My Morning Jacket as they usually self-produce. Of the songs on here, the single 'Time Waited' is instantly memorable and holds a beautiful sentiment as it's about "how flexible time is, how we can bend and warp time, especially if we are following our hearts, the universe and time itself can flow to work with us." Moreover, 'Half A Lifetime' is a jerky feel-good hit that's a welcome summer banger for road trips in a convertible.