My Morning Jacket have issued a call for unity on their new single “Are’t We One?”
Coming in on anthemic piano and technicolor ’60s protest vibes, “Aren’t We One?” takes direct aim at American injustices. The lyrics find frontman Jim James wishing he could “flood out of our nation,” as it has been consumed by what he calls in a press statement “the divide and conquer mentality holding us back.” On the track, he sings, “This land’s supposed to offer some peace/ Too many chains in the home of the free/ So many lost souls seeking redemption/ So many hungry hearts seeking relief.”
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Co-written by James with “a little help” from Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull and MMJ keyboardist Bo Koster, “Aren’t We One?” comes with a peace-loving visualizer, which you can watch below.
The song’s release heralds My Morning Jacket’s upcoming livestream concerts alongside Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. The bands are in the midst of their “Eye to Eye” co-headlining tour (get tickets here), and they’ll livestream their September 18th and 19th shows from Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater on Nugs as a benefit for HeadCount.
In a press release for “Aren’t We One?”, MMJ encouraged fans to “act with compassion” and register to vote via HeadCount. The band also voiced their support for the Democratic ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, saying they “are working tirelessly to create a world of fairness, equality, and peace.”