My Morning Jacket‘s Jim James has announced a new solo album, Wowed Out, that will be released August 28 via ATO. The album was produced by Jim is comprised of material he had written with film/TV composer Brian Reitzell (Lost in Translation, The Virgin Suicides). “For years I kept returning to all this music we’d made and couldn’t figure out what to do with it,” James says. “But for some reason, last year everything started flowing in a really beautiful way.”
“There’ve been times in my life where I’ve felt lost or depressed, but music has always been the thing that pulls me back,” Jim James says. “When I think about making this album, it almost feels like I was in some kind of dream and now I’m trying to remember what the dream was about. The whole thing brought me a lot of joy and comfort while I was making it, and I hope it brings everyone else a little joy and comfort too.”
The first single from Wowed Out is “Come Again,” and Jim says it “came from feeling discouraged by how much things are changing in directions I don’t agree with, but trying to remember that there’s still so much beauty to be experienced. You’ve got to just keep going and keep trying again and again and again to find joy.” You can watch the video below.
Jim will be performing at The Hollywood Bowl on July 10, 11, and 12 as part of Music from the Films of Wes Anderson that will also feature Beck, Karen O, Devo and Mark Mothersbaugh, Jackson Browne, Bill Murray, Britt Daniel, Jenny Lewis and more.
Wowed Out
Baby Dear
Hands On
Come Again
Lost Child
Home (Green)
We Love Our Life
Wowed Out
Whole Heart (Into It)
Rewind It
IM JAMES – LIVE 2026
JULY 10, 11, 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl (Music from the Films of Wes Anderson)
AUGUST 28 – Park City, UT – Song Summit 2026 @ The Marquis on Main Street