My Morning Jacket have released Peacelands, an acoustic album of originals and covers voicing solidarity with the people of Minneapolis weathering Trump’s ICE and CBP occupation. The 15-track collection is available exclusively on Bandcamp, with all proceeds benefitting the American Civil Liberties Union, Doctors Without Borders and the International Rescue Committee.
Frontman Jim James cut Peacelands at Hollywood, Calif.’s EastWest Studios with Grammy-winning producer Shawn Everett. Beyond his solo and MMJ essentials like “Here in Spirit,” “State of the Art” and “I’m Amazed,” the collection includes 10 previously unheard covers, including Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ In The Wind,” Lou Reed’s “I Found A Reason,” Brian Wilson’s “Love and Mercy” and Timmy Thomas’ “Why Can’t We Live Together.” In a lengthy statement accompanying the release, James describes these choice cuts as “peaceful protest songs.”
“Peacelands” is a word and concept created by visionary Louisville artist Mark Anthony Mulligan,” says My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, “an imaginary land of peace, friendship, and equality he created in his artwork – a place where folks listen to each other and find a way to get along in peace, friendship, and togetherness – despite their differences.
I think about this word “Peacelands” in our world all of the time, especially in troubled times, and we believe that it’s still possible for us to achieve Mark’s vision of Peacelands – a world of love and friendship – if only we can learn to listen, love, and forgive in paths of peace, acceptance, and tolerance.
We stand with the people of Minnesota and everywhere else affected by the horrors of ICE brutality and lack of human decency or transparency from this administration.
There is room for everyone to be safe and free and at home in this vast world and we need to find a new path together to safe and humane immigration policy and reform rooted in peace and love… safety and equality… and new systems of fairness, freedom, and transparent justice for all.
ALL PROCEEDS from “Peacelands,” an album of mostly unreleased, acoustic peaceful protest songs – some covers and some of my own – that we released today exclusively on @bandcamp, will go to organizations like @aclu_nationwide fighting for our safety and freedoms here at home, as well as @doctorswithoutborders and @rescueorg – organizations working hard to help heal the horrors of war and terror around the globe… working around the clock to help move us all towards “Peacelands.”
Artwork artist is unknown and comes from a handmade wood carving I found years ago at a second-hand store in Missoula called Circle Square.
Listen to Peacelands here, and read on for the album’s full tracklist. My Morning Jacket’s release also directs listeners to standwithminnesota.com for a full inventory of activist organizations working on the ground in Minneapolis.
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