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Official Soundcloud page for Gary Louris of The Jayhawks.

New Gary Louris solo album, Dark Country, coming 2/14/25 on Sham/Thirty Tigers: Preorder here: https://orcd.co/gl-dc 

Over the last three decades, singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Gary Louris has built a deeply compelling body of music whose artistry and integrity has won the loyalty of an international audience and the respect of both critics and his peers. Best known for his seminal work with The Jayhawks, he is one of the most acclaimed musicians to come out of Minnesota’s teeming rock scene.

Concurrent with his time in The Jayhawks, Louris has been a charter member of the part-time alt-rock supergroup Golden Smog, which at various times has included members of Soul Ssylum, Wilco, The Replacements and Big Star.

Along the way Louris has produced records by many artists, contributed songs to Grammy award-winning albums by the Tedeschi/Trucks Band and The Dixie Chicks; and recorded with acts as diverse as The Black Crowes, Counting Crows, Uncle Tupelo, Joe Henry, John Hiatt, Lucinda Williams, Roger McGuinn, Maria McKee, Nickel Creek, Carrie Rodriguez, Tift Merritt and The Wallflowers.

Louris' 2nd solo album, Jump For Joy, was released in June 2021, 13 years after the release of his first solo outing, Vagabonds. His 3rd solo album, Dark Country, is scheduled for a release on 2/14/25.

Along with keeping The Jayhawks flame burning, louris is currently looking to the future and is busier than ever – writing, performing, producing and exploring new collaborative opportunities.

Fleet Foxes’ new album 'Shore' is out now on ANTI- Records. 
https://fleetfoxes.ffm.to/shore.

Since his earliest self-produced CD-Rs, Philadelphia psych-pop master Kurt Vile has referred to himself as "Philly's Constant Hitmaker"—and while he gave himself that name with a sly wink, he was also nodding toward the songwriting prowess that would result in him becoming one of his home city's most celebrated rock artists. "I’m always thinking about catchy music, even though it’s fried, or sizzled, out," he says. "It's my own version of a classic thing—it's moving forward and backward at the same time." 
On his latest album, (watch my moves), Vile pulls his talents as a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer in unexpected directions—and the result is a vibrant, yet meditative album propelled by Vile's laid-back charm and curious spirit. Every lyric has been chiseled down into an aphorism, every bloom of distorted guitar or murmuring synth helping create that "fried" pop. "It's about songwriting. It's about lyrics. It's about being the master of all domains in the music," he says of his ninth album and first in partnership with a major label, Verve Records.
(watch my moves) comes from a period when Vile, whose touring and recording schedule during the 2010s was seemingly constant, stayed in one place. His mind was always swirling, though, puzzling out pointillistic lyrics, dreaming up spit-shined choruses, and checking in on other dimensions. "My favorite pastime these days is sitting drinking coffee in the morning post-breakfast by the window, reading and listening to Sun Ra, sun shining through the forest trees," says Vile. "In that moment, it's all the traveling I'll ever need. This record encapsulates all that—letting two years roll by and staying in my zone, traveling all the while in my brain, at the piano or in my guitar."

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