Incubus - Morning View

Incubus returned in 2001 with their fourth album, Morning View. It include the anthem "Wish You Were Here", plus other singles like "Nice to Know You", "Warning" and "Are You In?". 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 colouring in the breakout single, "Wish You Were Here", the song's trippy verses set against it's 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 front man Brandon Boyd.

"Float" borrows from traditional Asian music and shows the band's near-fearless spirit of experimentation. The album'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.

This 2LP vinyl edition produced by Epic Records in 2025. US Import.

TRACKLISTING:

SIDE A

1. Nice To Know You
2. Circles
3. Wish You Were Here
4. Just A Phase

SIDE B

1. 11am
2. Blood On The Ground
3. Mexico

SIDE C

1. Warning
2. Echo
3. Have You Ever

SIDE D

1. Are You In?
2. Under My Umbrella
3. Aqueous Transmission