Incubus is ready to pave its own way in the modern rock scene. With the brooding and crunchy musical themes of MORNING VIEW, it's almost hard to imagine that the album was written and recorded in the relaxed atmosphere of a California beach house. Drummer Jose Pasillas offers tasty percussive coloring in the breakout single, "Wish You Were Here." The song's trippy verses set against its heavily strummed choruses fits the profile of push-and-pull dynamics that Incubus fans have come to expect. "11am" touches on regret and indecision with some neo-Eastern flavor and Mike Patton-inspired vocalizing by frontman Brandon Boyd. "Float" borrows from traditional Asian music and shows the band's near-fearless spirit of experimentation. MORNING VIEW's most eccentric track is the crafted epic "Just A Phase," whose quirky time signature changes and adventurous arrangement show that Incubus has a great deal more to offer than strategically placed turntable scratches.
Incubus: Brandon Boyd, Michael Einziger, DJ Kilmore, Dirk Lance, Jose Pasillas II.
Additional personnel includes: Joel Derouin, Marion De Leon (violin); Evan Wilson, Karie Prescott (viola); Larry Corbett (cello); Jon Clarke (winds); Dawn Beckman (background vocals).
- Released: 11/23/2012
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Rock, Alternative
- Gatefold Sleeve
- 180 Gram black vinyl
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| A1 | Nice To Know You | 4:43 |
| A2 | Circles | 4:09 |
| A3 | I Wish You Were Here | 3:34 |
| A4 | Just A Phase | 5:31 |
| B1 | 11am | 4:14 |
| B2 | Blood On The Ground | 4:34 |
| B3 | Mexico | 4:20 |
| C1 | Warning | 4:40 |
| C2 | Echo | 3:34 |
| C3 | Have You Ever | 3:14 |
| D1 | Are You In? | 4:24 |
| D2 | Under My Umbrella | 3:31 |
| D3 | Aqueous Transmission | 7:48 |
