Watch video for 'Dogtown Days' Incredulous as it may sound, the Jayhawks believe their new project, July 10’s XOXO, is the most collaborative album the quartet has made in its 35-year history.
All four bandmates—original members Gary Louris and Marc Perlman, and long-timers Karen Grotberg and Tim O’Reagan—contributed songwriting and lead vocals. “I have felt for years that during the course of a [live] set, people— including myself—would like to hear Karen and Tim singing more and me less,” Louris tells Billboard via email, regarding the impetus for the all-hands approach. “Secondly I had come off writing and recording a solo record and had not spent as much time writing for a Jayhawks record as is typical.
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