My Morning Jacket - It Still Moves

It's a toss-up for many fans between this and Z, but the combination of masterful songwriting and country-rock energy here takes some beating. On this, their major label debut, the Kentucky rockers finally nailed the sound they had been honing over their two previous albums; Jim James' reverb-soaked vocals are by turns epic and haunting, and the restrained production lends a timeless feel to an album so full of classic songs – 'Mahgeetah', 'One Big Holiday', 'Golden' - it stands up to endless listening. (Tim Groenland)