Eternally Even

Eternally Even is the second solo album by My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James, first available as an advance stream on NPR First Listen^[2] on October 27 and released on November 4, 2016.^[3]

Eternally Even
Studio album by Jim James
Released	November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04)
Genre	Indie rock psychedelic soul[1] trip hop
Length	41:26
Label	ATO Capitol
Producer	Jim James Blake Mills
Jim James chronology
Regions of Light and Sound of God (2013) Eternally Even (2016) Tribute To 2 (2017)
Singles from Eternally Even
"Same Old Lie" Released: 23 September 2016

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hide in Plain Sight"	5:09
2.	"Same Old Lie"	5:55
3.	"Here in Spirit" (Written with Eric D. Johnson)	4:16
4.	"The World's Smiling Now" (Written with Leonard Sanders)	4:53
5.	"We Ain't Getting Any Younger Pt. 1"	6:27
6.	"We Ain't Getting Any Younger Pt. 2"	3:05
7.	"True Nature"	3:41
8.	"In the Moment"	4:09
9.	"Eternally Even"	3:53

All tracks are written by James Edward Olliges Jr.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[5]
AllMusic	[6]
Consequence	C+[7]
Exclaim!	8/10[8]
The Independent	[9]
Paste	7.2/10[10]
Pitchfork	7.9/10[1]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Slant Magazine	[12]
Under the Radar	8/10[13]

Rolling Stone gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars.^[11]

Personnel

Adapted from All About Jazz.^[5]

• Jim James - vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, organ, programming, synthesizer
• Chris "Daddy" Dave - drums, percussion
• David Stephen Givan - drums, percussion
• Shungudzo Kuyimba - vocals
• Joseph Lorge - background vocals
• Blake Mills - bass, drums, synthesizer
• Rob Moose - strings, synthesizer
• Kevin Ratterman - programming, synthesizer
• Brian Reitzell - drums
• Joan Shelley - vocals

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[14]	116
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[15]	7
US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[16]	3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[17]	12
US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[18]	3