My Morning Jacket to Play Madison Square Garden on New Year's Eve

Is it too early to make New Year's Eve plans? I already know that this is where I want to be:

I simply can't think of a better way to ring in 2009.

MMJ's newest studio effort, Evil Urges, was released on June 10th. I've been playing it incessantly - yes, that's including "Highly Suspicious", despite all the thumbs-down comments we keep getting on our video of the song from their Houston show in March. It's an unexpected piece of brilliance featuring more than a few nods to TAFKAP. A little goofy, sure, but how could you possibly not grin at lyrics like "peanut butter pudding surprise/Pulitzer prize"?

Update: Want to know what MMJ played during their late-night set at Bonnaroo this year? Check out the setlist after the jump - but be warned...I almost became physically ill when I saw it. Can't believe I missed such a stellar set!

My Morning Jacket - Bonnaroo 2008 (Friday 12am-3am)

Evil Urges
Off the Record
Gideon
Hot Fun (Sly & the Family Stone) - with Jeff Coffin on saxophone and the Nashville/Louisville Horns
Highly Suspicious
What a Wonderful Man
I'm Amazed
Thank You Too!
Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt.1
Sec Walkin
Golden
Two Halves
Lay Low
Hit it and Quit it (Funkadelic)
Tyrone (Erykah Badu)
Steam Engine (with drum solo)
Anytime
Aluminum Park
Easy Morning Rebel - with Jeff Coffin and the Nashville/Louisville Horns
Dancefloors - with Jeff Coffin and the Nashville/Louisville Horns
One Big Holiday - featuring Kirk Hammett of Metallica

-- intermission --

Cold Sweat (James Brown) with Jeff Coffin and the Nashville/Louisville Horns
Get Down On It (Kool and the Gang) with Jeff Coffin and the Nashville/Louisville Horns
Across 110th Street (Bobby Womack & Peace) with Jeff Coffin and the Nashville/Louisville Horns
Wordless Chorus
Phone Went West
Mahgeetah
Oh Sweet Nuthin (Velvet Underground)
Librarian
Bermuda Highway - Jim solo
Dondante
Run Thru
Smokin from Shootin
Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt.2
Home Sweet Home (Mötley Crüe) featuring Zach Galifianakis as Annie

[via iknow at Inforoo]

Oh. My. God.

-Cereal