On September 20, Rounder Records will release The Jayhawks’ Mockingbird Time, the first studio album from the alt-country forefathers to feature both Mark Olson and Gary Louris in over 15 years. The new LP was recorded last winter in Minneapolis at The Terrarium Recording Studios over the span of a single month. Louris, who co-wrote each track with Olson, serves as producer.
Says Louris:
“The difference from then and now is that Mark and I have both experienced different kinds of music and expanded our palates. So this record has moments of experimentation and a bit of worldliness. I like a well-crafted, in-and-out kind of song, but with Mark, the lyrics dictate the music, and he’ll go off into interesting, asymmetrical compositions. So it’s a nice balance. Certain things were meant to be—like peanut butter and jelly—and Mark and I just work well together. And having done a lot of co-writing during the last six or seven years, I’m more appreciative of the magic that we have together. That doesn’t come along very often for anybody.”
Check out the Mockingbird Time track listing and new tour dates below, and check out a special video preview from Rolling Stone:
TRACK LISTING:
1. Hide Your Colors
2. Closer to Your Side
3. Tiny Arrows
4. She Walks in So Many Ways
5. High Water Blues
6. Mockingbird Time
7. Stand out in the Rain
8. Cinnamon Love
9. Guilder Annie
10. Black Eyed Susan
11. Pouring Rain at Dawn
12. Hey Mr. Man
CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
July 2 Chicago, IL Taste of Chicago
July 3 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
July 6 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Folk Festival
July 8 Minneapolis, MN Basilica Block Party
July 10 Chicago, IL DMB Caravan Chicago
July 16 Vancouver, BC Vancouver Folk Festival
July 29 Sos del Rey Catolico, Spain Luna Lunera Festival
July 30 Santander, Spain Infest
July 31 Alicante, Spain Auditorium
August 2 Birmingham, UK HMV Institute
August 3 Glasgow, UK ABC
August 4 Manchester, UK Academy 2
August 5 London, UK Forum
August 6 Heuveland, Belgium Dranouter Festival
August 8 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso
August 9 Hengelo, Holland Metropool
August 10 Copenhagen, Denmark Amanger Bio
August 12 Oslo, Norway Oya Festival
August 13 Gothenburg, Sweden Way Out West
August 14 & 15 Helsinki, Finland Tavastia
September 17 Mankato, MN Riverfront Park
(additional dates to be announced)