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My Morning Jacket & Heartless Bastards, The Ritz, Manchester

My Morning Jacket

There are very few shows that fill us with such excitement, with one band currently riding high on critical acclaim following the release of their eighth studio album. Another band who are also benefiting from a similar raft of praise, Heartless Bastards take to the stage with their distinctive brand of Americana-tinged rock.

Kicking the show off in an exciting style, they burst out of the blocks and have the room jumping in a matter of seconds as that distinctive tone of Erika’s resonates throughout this beautiful hall. With tracks from the latest long player Restless Ones being the stars of the show this evening, with the wonderful 'Gates Of Dawn' being the stand out of this early set.

Heartless Bastards

As they exude passion and enthusiasm, they win over the crowd that are quickly amassing, with their singalong choruses and enigmatic stage presence. To support one of the most passionate bands on the planet, you need a huge presence yourselves and tonight Heartless Bastards showed that they were well equipped to blow away tonight’s crowd.

With the crowd now suitably hyped up, the stage is reset for Jim James and the rest of My Morning Jacket, to take things to a whole new level. Kicking proceedings off with 'Victory Dance', Jim struts around the stage with his sampler hung around his neck, akin to a messiah, his baying subjects falling at his feet and there’s an immediate sense of adoration.

From the laidback tones of 'Masterplan' to the atmospheric beauty of 'Tropics (Erase Traces)', My Morning Jacket are in the form of their lives. Jim James’ lyrics will always remain the star of the show though, his heartfelt laments coupled with crushing guitars and pounding drums. It’s truly a sight and sound to savour as he riles the crowd up as they reach frenzy.

My Morning Jacket

 Such frenzy is no more evident than during 'Believe (Nobody Knows)', this huge singalong hands in the air moment sees the crowd and the band at their most animated. Yet My Morning Jacket makes this entire set look so effortless, each track delivered with equal measures of heart and breathtaking excitement. With a plethora of new tracks standing up against the classics, Waterfall comes alive tonight.

As the band return to a rapturous reception they set about turning the level up even further, with a mammoth five song encore featuring phenomenal renditions of 'Holdin’ On To Black Metal', 'Off The Record' and topping it all off 'One Big Holiday'. All this capping off a raucous evening from two of the finest live bands around.

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