The Jayhawks' new XOXO album benefits from all four members' compositions

Gary Louris and crew are back with XOXO. Watch The Jayhawks perform three songs from the album in St. Paul below. 

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Against tall odds, The Jayhawks 11th studio album XOXO was released via Sham/Thirty Tigers on July 10th. Recorded in late 2019 at Pachyderm and Flowers Studios in Minnesota, XOXO represents a bold step forward. For the first time, all four members – guitarist Gary Louris, bassist Marc Perlman, keyboardist Karen Grotberg and drummer Tim O'Reagan – contribute writing and lead vocal duties. 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. Watch The Jayhawks perform the lead off track "This Forgotten Town," "Living In Bubble" and "Bitter Pill" followed by the track listing. Get The Jayhawks' XOXO right here. 

The Jayhawks – XOXO 

1. THIS FORGOTTEN TOWN (Perlman/Louris/O’Reagan)

2. DOGTOWN DAYS (O’Reagan)

3. LIVING IN A BUBBLE (Louris)

4. RUBY (Grotberg)

5. HOMECOMING (Louris)

6. SOCIETY PAGES (O’Reagan)

7. ILLUMINATE (Perlman/Louris/O’Reagan)

8. BITTER PILL (Louris/O’Reagan/Grotberg)

9. ACROSS MY FIELD (Grotberg)

10. LITTLE VICTORIES (Louris/O’Reagan)

11. DOWN TO THE FARM (Perlman)

12. LOOKING UP YOUR NUMBER (O’Reagan)

Bonus tracks:

13. JEWEL OF THE TRIMBELLE (Grotberg)

14. THEN YOU WALKED AWAY (Louris)

15. HYPOCRITE’S LAMENT (Perlman/Louris)

All 15 tracks are on the first pressing CDs. First pressing LPs include a free CD with all 15 tracks. The 3 bonus tracks will only be available with the first pressings of the CD and LP releases.