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A paradox: Z is the only My Morning Jacket album I've ever really gotten into, because the other stuff of theirs I've heard all seemed kind of too rock-throwbacky to me, but "Anytime" is probably the throwbackiest thing on here, but it's maybe the song on the album I'm fondest of. It's certainly the most straightforward, too, and I suspect that once again it's the beneficiary of album sequencing. Had it been in the first half I don't think it would have stood out to me. On side B, coming right after the somewhat plodding and circus-y "Into the Woods," it's a breath of fresh air: sweet melodies in the verse, bridge and chorus, and I may have been charmed by Jim James's voice cracking on that very first high note.