The Jayhawks
The Jayhawks are an American
alternative country and
country rock band that emerged from the
Twin Cities music scene in the mid-1980s. Led by vocalists/guitarists/songwriters
Gary Louris and
Mark Olson, their country rock sound was influential on many bands who played the Twin Cities circuit during the 1980s and 1990s, such as
Uncle Tupelo, the
Gear Daddies and the
Honeydogs. They have released eleven studio albums, with and without Olson (who left the band for the first time in 1995), including five on the
American Recordings label. After going on hiatus from 2005 to 2009, the 1995 lineup of the band reunited and released the album ''Mockingbird Time'' in September 2011; Olson left the band for the second time after the tour to promote the album. After another hiatus in 2013, the 1997 lineup led by Louris reunited to play shows in 2014 to support the reissue of three albums originally released between 1997 and 2003. Since then, the band has continued to tour and record, releasing the albums ''
Live at The Belly Up'' in 2015; ''
Paging Mr. Proust'', co-produced by
Peter Buck, in 2016; ''
Back Roads and Abandoned Motels'' in 2018; and ''
XOXO'' in 2020.
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