Featuring writing and lead vocal contributions from all four members, The Jayhawks' extraordinary new album, XOXO, is the most diverse and wide-ranging in the group's storied history. Album review. by Russ Coffey Saturday, 04 July 2020. All four members would bring song ideas to the table in various states of completion. Home > new music > Album: The Jayhawks - XOXO. He sings, "Living in a bubble / in and out of time / I stick my head out every once in a while." By expanding the different members’ contributions and embracing their influences,  in both looking forward and looking back, the album also expands its appeal and musical diversity, reaching out to a wider audience while never disappointing the faithful. Album: The Jayhawks - XOXO | reviews, news & interviews. "Meanwhile, drummer Tim O'Reagan rocks on "Dogtown Days," which has more of an upbeat powerpop feel. Musically diverse, well-crafted songs and quality production make this a must-listen. But in 2020… The Jayhawks have given me many moments of aural pleasure throughout the years; their breakthrough record Hollywood Town Hall in 1992 was literally one of the best things I’d heard in years and live, they were (and are) peerless.

It sounds like the 'hawks may have used some of Ed's toys on the track, "Homecoming," which features Gary Louris guitar, hints of psychedelia and a sunny Laurel Canyon vibe.Grotberg's piano work is all over "Living In A Bubble," a timely Louris tune about the fruits and the dangers of isolation.

Tim also takes the lead on "Society Pages," which has a more indie-rock vibe.

The Jayhawks' Gary Louris talks about 'XOXO' and the importance of new music in times like these The Jayhawks' new album, 'XOXO,' releases July 10, 2020, and The Current's Jim McGuinn connected with frontman Gary Louris to talk about the new record. XOXO is the 11 th album from Minnesota’s The Jayhawks, their first since 2018’s Back Roads And Abandoned Motels. The driving “Dogtown Days” is a lean and muscular rocker in the best tradition of Big Star, while the dreamy “Looking Up Your Number” trades the power chords for fingerpicked acoustics and dreamy falsettos, and the minimalist “Society Pages” calls to mind Guided By Voices and Pavement. The Jayhawks – XOXO Sham/Thirty Tigers – 10 July 2020 X OXO is The Jayhawks’ eleventh album and their first new material since 2016’s Paging Mr Proust . Read more New Music reviews on theartsdesk; @russcoffey “It was a really empowering experience for her, and for everyone, I think.”“Arriving at a consensus these days isn’t as tough as it used to be,” says O’Reagan. Joe Whyte reviews. Size: 105 Mb. “I don’t know what the future holds, but this band is full of great songwriters who deserve to be heard, and my only regret is that we didn’t do something like this sooner.”Indeed, far from altering The Jayhawks’ DNA, opening up the writing process seems to have amplified it, and the end result is a group more inspired, more close-knit, more itself than ever before.Beginning in the spring of 2019, Louris began making monthly trips from North Carolina back to his native Minnesota, where he and the band would gather for weeklong rehearsal and writing sessions in their St. Paul practice space. Artist: The Jayhawks. The Jayhawks- XOXO (Thirty Tigers) CD/DL/Vinyl. The Jayhawks - XOXO Deluxe Edition (Full Album) 2020 - YouTube

In January 2016 The Jayhawks announced on their Tumblr account that their new album would be titled Paging Mr. Proust and it was released on April 29, 2016 on Thirty Tigers. Gary Louris told Jim McGuinn in a recent Virtual Chat on The Current, "this is like I'm singing 98 percent of the material and I just loved the other people's voices and their songwriting and I'm not particularly good at writing songs for Karen or Tim. Release Date: 10th July 2020. The Jayhawks lead man Gary Louris speaks with Kyle Meredith about XOXO.The new album finds the Americana legends heavily collaborating and features each member on the mic for lead vocals. Like much of their best work XOXO is a low-key yet gorgeously effective record. The Harry Nilsson-esque “Living In A Bubble”, for instance, laments the problematic nature of our ratings-driven news cycle, while the transportive “Homecoming” grapples with climate change and the long-term costs of our shortsighted environmental destruction, and the trippy “Illuminate” (a co-write with Perlman and O’Reagan) is an abstract exploration of idol worship that feels particularly relevant to the present political landscape. I currently present Alternative Roots on Brum Radio.Watch Living In A Bubble (Live in St. Paul): Rather than marking a sonic departure, though, the collection signals a sharpening of focus for the band, an elevation in understanding of who they are and what they do best. Featuring writing and lead vocal contributions from all four members, The Jayhawks’ extraordinary new album, XOXO, is the most diverse and wide-ranging in the group’s storied history. The title translates as kisses and hugs, may I suggest you open your arms and pucker up for its embrace.I wrote for Melody Maker and Sounds in the late 70s, have written for local, national and international music publications and have covered the West Midlands scene in Brum Beat for over 40 years.

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