The Jayhawks - XOXO (LP)

Label: Sham – 66394LP
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: Europe
Released: 2020
Genre: Rock
Style: Country Rock

Sporliste

This Forgotten Town
Dogtown Day
Living In A Bubble
Ruby
Homecoming
Society Pages
Illuminate
Bitter Pill
Across My Field
Little Victories
Down To The Farm
Looking Up Your Number

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. 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. In classic Jayhawks fashion, the songs here mix the influence of American roots music with British invasion and jangly power-pop, but there's a newfound vitality at play, as well, an invigoration of confidence and energy that could only come with the injection of fresh blood. The result is an album that, much like the band's lush harmonies, brings multiple distinctive voices together into a singular whole, a collection that, ironically enough, finds unity in individuality and identity in reinvention.