Circuital is the sixth album by My Morning Jacket. It was released on May 31, 2011. The album received mainly positive reviews and sold 55,000 copies in the first week of release. As promotion for the album, the band gave away one free download per week for six weeks until April 12. All tracks were recorded in the band's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky in a church gymnasium with producer Tucker Martine. The album was mixed at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. "Victory Dance" was brought on by Jim James' experience with Lasik surgery before the sessions for Circuital. The day after surgery, James began to play his Wurlitzer keyboard and reflected on the surgery. The lyrics, "Should I close my eyes and prophesize?" are taken from the surgery. The songs "Wonderful" and "Outta My System" were originally written by Jim James for Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem to perform in the upcoming Muppets film and tour, but these were left unused after the executive who hired him was fired. Of the turn of events James said: "So now, twice, Muppet glory has been within my grasp...it's pretty heartbreaking, but it did propel us just to kick into high gear and finish our own record." On November 30, 2011, the album received a nomination in the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music Album. Circuital is the sixth album by My Morning Jacket. It was released on May 31, 2011. The album received mainly positive reviews and sold 55,000 copies in the first week of release. As promotion for the album, the band gave away one free download per week for six weeks until April 12. All tracks were recorded in the band's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky in a church gymnasium with producer Tucker Martine. The album was mixed at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. "Victory Dance" was brought on by Jim James' experience with Lasik surgery before the sessions for Circuital. The day after surgery, James began to play his Wurlitzer keyboard and reflected on the surgery. The lyrics, "Should I close my eyes and prophesize?" are taken from the surgery. The songs "Wonderful" and "Outta My System" were originally written by Jim James for Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem to perform in the upcoming Muppets film and tour, but these were left unused after the executive who hired him was fired. Of the turn of events James said: "So now, twice, Muppet glory has been within my grasp...it's pretty heartbreaking, but it did propel us just to kick into high gear and finish our own record." On November 30, 2011, the album received a nomination in the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music Album. false 2025-11-07 22:00:51 2011 2011-05-31 2011-05-31 45 Alternative Rock Folk Folk Rock Indie Rock Neo-Psychedelia Rock 115452 2136837 14dcf107-bbee-4800-b22c-e756321dfc1c ea5883b7-68ce-48b3-b115-61746ea53b8c e4e44f9e-a156-4016-b654-055653d39feb /media/data/media5/Music/My Morning Jacket/Circuital/folder.jpg My Morning Jacket My Morning Jacket 1 1 05:40 1 2 07:19 1 3 03:17 1 4 04:17 1 5 03:22 1 6 04:19 1 7 03:46 1 8 03:20 1 9 04:31 1 10 05:13 My Morning Jacket is an American rock band formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Jim James, bassist Tom Blankenship, drummer Patrick Hallahan, guitarist Carl Broemel, and keyboardist Bo Koster. The band's sound, rooted in rock and country, is often experimental and psychedelic. The group amassed a following beginning in the 2000s in part due to their live performances. The group first found success in Europe after the release of its debut album, The Tennessee Fire (1999). Its next release, At Dawn (2001), led to a large stateside following and preceded several lineup changes. After signing to major label ATO Records, the group released two albums, It Still Moves (2003) and Z (2005), with the latter representing a critical breakthrough. The group's next release, Evil Urges (2008), was more polarizing for fans and critics, while Circuital (2011), its sixth album, saw a more measured response. After many years of side projects and touring, the band's seventh album, The Waterfall, was released in 2015, followed by The Waterfall II in 2020.