My Morning Jacket’s Inspiration

My Morning Jacket’s Tom “Two-Tone Tommy” Blankenship sat down with IFC to talk about their new song “Holdin’ On to Black Metal” and besides musing about the value of Black Metal in adulthood, he revealed where they found inspiration for the sound of the song. As it turns out, Jim James tapped into vintage Thai pop. Check out the first 30 seconds of E-Saew Tam Punha Huajai (translates to Advice Column for Love Troubles):

See how it compares to MMJ’s final take: