Song · Jim James
“A New Life” by Jim James
From the album Regions of Light and Sound of God (2013)
“A New Life” by Jim James appears on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2013 and 2024. It was first released in 2013 on the album Regions of Light and Sound of God. Its best result is #1 on the WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #53 indie & aaa song of 2013.
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"A New Life" comes from Regions of Light and Sound of God, the 2013 solo debut by My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James, and it's very nearly a one-man job. James wrote it, produced it, engineered it and plays on it, with Dave Givan the only other musician credited, on drums. Rick Kwan mixed it, with Kevin Ratterman assisting.
The album borrowed its name from Lynd Ward's 1929 wordless novel Gods' Man, a book James was given while he was weighing up a record of his own. A song called "A New Life" suits that moment neatly: a band leader stepping out of the group to find out what he sounds like with nobody else steering.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | WFPK Louisville, KY | WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2013 | 100 |
| 2013 | 9 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2013 | 200 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 165 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2024 | 835 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
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