“Critical darlings” and “buzz band” are both understatements with MMJ, who seem to be surfing an unstoppable tidal wave of acclaim atop their newest disc, Evil Urges, which has their Southern-styled guitar jams buffed with an urban sleekness in a transformation that Rolling Stone likened to that of Radiohead on Kid A. Local DMB-spawned label ATO Records snapped up the Kentucky quintet a few years back and they’ve been on an upward trajectory ever since.