{"data":{"comparison":{"title":"Is vs Z","page_title":"Is vs Z | My Morning Jacket Album Comparison","same_artist":true,"comparison_type":"discography","url":"https:\/\/chorus.reviews\/artists\/my-morning-jacket\/compare\/my-morning-jacket-is\/vs\/my-morning-jacket-z","api_url":"https:\/\/chorus.reviews\/api\/music\/compare?left=my-morning-jacket-is&right=my-morning-jacket-z","score_gap":8,"review_gap":11,"leaders":{"score":"right","review_depth":"right","confidence":"right","consensus_tightness":"left"},"headline":"Z currently leads Is in Chorus's My Morning Jacket critic-consensus view.","summary":"Is sits at 73\/100 across 8 reviews, while Z sits at 81\/100 across 19 reviews. Z has the deeper review sample right now. Consensus is tighter around Is, which suggests critics are landing in a narrower range. Use this comparison to see where the stronger critic favorite sits against the adjacent discography benchmark.","meta_description":"Compare Is and Z in Chorus's My Morning Jacket discography. 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Across eight professional reviews the record earned a 72.5\/100 consensus score, and critics consistently point to a handful of songs as proof that restraint can","standout_tracks":["Time Waited","Everyday Magic","Squid Ink"],"primary_praise":"The best song moments are those that retain tenderness and unexpected stylistic turns, with \u201cI Can Hear Your Love\u201d and \u201cTime Waited\u201d standing out.","primary_criticism":"The album's core strength is polished, high-energy production that showcases the band's classic sound but minimizes adventurousness.","audience_fit":"Best for listeners looking for nostalgia and streamlining of sound, starting with Time Waited and Everyday Magic.","methodology_url":"https:\/\/chorus.reviews\/methodology"},"metrics":{"consensus_score":73,"review_count":8,"confidence_percent":88,"agreement_label":"Clear lean","score_std":6.9,"score_range":20,"score_min":60,"score_max":80,"source_count":9,"source_spread":[{"score":60,"source":"Pitchfork","source_slug":"pitchfork","author":"Grayson Haver Currin","url":"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/my-morning-jacket-is\/"},{"score":80,"source":"AllMusic","source_slug":"allmusic","author":null,"url":"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/is-mw0004440525"}]},"leader_badges":["Tighter consensus"]},"right_album":{"album":{"id":1186,"title":"Z","slug":"my-morning-jacket-z","url":"https:\/\/chorus.reviews\/albums\/my-morning-jacket-z","image_url":"images\/my-morning-jacket\/z\/dd16a935-abc9-5349-b2e9-28d33051bfd4.jpg","release_date":"2005-10-04","label":"ATO Records","artist":{"name":"My Morning Jacket","slug":"my-morning-jacket","url":"https:\/\/chorus.reviews\/artists\/my-morning-jacket","ranked_url":"https:\/\/chorus.reviews\/artists\/my-morning-jacket\/albums-ranked"}},"answer":{"score":81,"review_count":19,"sample_state":"Established consensus","confidence_percent":90,"last_consensus_update_at":"2026-03-23T16:21:33+00:00","verdict_label":"Broadly positive consensus","verdict_summary":"My Morning Jacket's Z arrives as a daring, reverb-drenched leap that refines the band's Southern-tinged psychedelia into something more majestic and precise. Across 19 professional reviews the record earned an 81.47\/100 consensus score, and critics consistently point to opening statement \u201cWordless Chorus\u201d and the closi","standout_tracks":["Wordless Chorus","What a Wonderful Man","Gideon"],"primary_praise":"The best song is \"What a Wonderful Man\" because the reviewer calls it the album highlight with disco lines and honeycomb-sweet vocals.","primary_criticism":"My Morning Jacket's Z arrives as a daring, reverb-drenched leap that refines the band's Southern-tinged psychedelia into something more majestic and precise.","audience_fit":"Best for listeners looking for genre-blending and reverb-soaked production, starting with Wordless Chorus and What a Wonderful Man.","methodology_url":"https:\/\/chorus.reviews\/methodology"},"metrics":{"consensus_score":81,"review_count":19,"confidence_percent":90,"agreement_label":"Sharp split","score_std":13.6,"score_range":60,"score_min":40,"score_max":100,"source_count":18,"source_spread":[{"score":40,"source":"NOW Magazine","source_slug":"now-magazine","author":null,"url":"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060720014914\/http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/issues\/2005-10-13\/music_discs3.php"},{"score":100,"source":"The Guardian","source_slug":"the-guardian","author":"Paul Mardles","url":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2005\/oct\/16\/shopping1"}]},"leader_badges":["Higher score","More reviews","Higher confidence"]}},"meta":{"source":"Chorus - Critical Music Consensus","last_updated":"2026-07-11T00:34:24.197354Z"}}