The Jayhawks - Mockingbird Time (2011)
Michael Hann, guardian.co.uk:
More than the sum of their parts? That's the Jayhawks. Separately, the voices of Mark Olson and Gary Louris tend to be thin; together, their harmonies are as richly American, in their way, as the Beach Boys. Writing together melds Olson's country tendencies with Louris's rockier leanings. And now, 16 years after their last album together, they have reunited, to often glorious effect. She Walks in So Many Ways sounds like a lost Byrds outtake, and it's not hard to think the line that closes its chorus – "All things are just as they should be" – looks to the pair's renewed relationship. High Water Blues somehow makes a success of matching a motorik rhythm to country rock; Black-Eyed Susan is one of those sprawling ballads that made the group's name. Mockingbird Time yields its pleasures slowly – at first listen, it felt like a letdown – but once revealed, they're indelible.
Tracklisting
01 Hide Your Colors
02 Closer To Your Side
03 Tiny Arrows
04 She Walks In So Many Ways
05 High Water Blues
06 Mockingbird Time
07 Stand Out In The Rain
08 Cinnamon Love
09 Guilder Annie
10 Black-Eyed Susan
11 Pouring Rain At Dawn
12 Hey Mr. Man
Enjoy!!!