Tomorrow Morning

iTunes Review

When Mark Oliver Everett, never known as a chipper sort, opens an album with “In Gratitude for This Magnificent Day,” it’s natural to be waiting for the other shoe to drop. After all, his voice, a quiet, desperate rasp, always sounds as if it’s been woken from a solid nap, and his last album, early 2010’s End Times, starred a man at the end of his rope. Late 2010’s Tomorrow Morning is the sound of rebirth with keyboards and strings and electronic sounds creating a warm nest for a man who sings “Baby Loves Me” with an electro-shock to its soul. “Spectacular Girl” is a ‘70s-styled keyboard number that sounds like Everett’s been hanging out in the right retro bars to meet his perfect match. The famously reclusive singer-songwriter sounds as if he’s walked into the sunlight on “This Is Where It Gets Good” and “I Like The Way This Is Going,” a tune worthy of Randy Newman. Everett’s one of the most talented songwriters working under the radar. The Deluxe Version includes an extra EP with the spirited “Let’s Ruin Julie’s Birthday” and the solitary and gripping “For You.”