EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
Latest editorial
Album reviews with Ian Sinclair: August 18, 2020
Latest releases from The Jayhawks, Asian Dub Foundation and Mary Chapin Carpenter
BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
MARIA DUARTE and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Sunny Dancer, Tony, Songs of Forgotten Trees, and The End of Oak Street
JOHN GREEN relishes a powerful and moving drama that explores the lived realities of west London’s Punjabi community
MARTIN HALL welcomes a plea for greater compassion between believer and non-believer via the framework of philosophical enquiry
The Jayhawks
XOXO
(Thirty Tigers)
★★★★
THOUGH they have never received as much attention as artists like Ryan Adams and Wilco, The Jayhawks are very much altcountry survivors, having released their debut album nearly 35 years ago.
On their 11th studio record, the Minneapolis band have made an impressive and rejuvenating shift away from their usual formula of frontman Gary Louris dominating the songwriting and singing duties.
Similar stories
New releases from The Jayhawks, Primal Scream, and Max Subar
New releases from Laura Veirs, The Waterboys, and Yard Act
New releases from Shearwater, Florry, and Navy Blue
New releases from Kneecap, Sam Blasucci, and Juni Habel