WHERE THE HOKEY POKEY "IS" WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT

A Jayhawk Flies Solo

Posted 10 months ago

Another great CD that deserves more MOG exposure. Funoka posted one track from this CD back in March and here's another for you. Lots of good tracks on this one.

Here's Amazon's product description: Through his two-decade stint as singer, guitarist and principal songwriter of The Jayhawks and as a member of alt-supergroup Golden Smog, Gary Louris has built a deeply compelling body of music whose artistry and integrity has earned him a loyal audience and the respect of critics and his peers. With his solo debut, Vagabonds, Louris steps out to deliver some of his most evocative and personal music yet with the aid of Black Crowes frontman and longtime fan, Chris Robinson, who co-produced the album s organically soulful performances. Louris trademark introspection and uplift is reflected on the standout True Blue, which offers a compelling blend of acoustic and electric textures. The title track acts as the musical and conceptual centerpiece of the record, with bittersweet, vivid imagery and a surging vocal chorus featuring Robinson, Susanna Hoffs and Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley. Natural, resonating collaborations such as these are at the heart of Vagabonds.



Comments (3)

  1. inrumford says

    not bad, not bad...

    Permalink posted 12/15/2008
  2. funoka says

    I need to listen to this record a bit more -- this is a good track.   Gary is supposedly back working with Mark Olson on some new songs.  

    Gary also co-wrote Infinite Night on the new Carrie Rodriguez CD -- "She Ain't Me" which I posted here (and MusicRX commented on!):

    http://mog.com/funoka/blog/185030

    I saw Carrie on Sunday nite in Vienna, VA at Jammin' Java and she gave Gary major props for helping her out.

    Permalink posted 12/16/2008
  3. inrumford says

    sweet!

    Permalink posted 12/16/2008

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