The Jayhawks

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The Jayhawks are an American alternative country and rock band that emerged from
the Twin Cities music scene during the mid 1980s. Their country rock sound was
influential on many bands that played the Twin Cities circuit during the 80s and 90s,
such as Uncle Tupelo, The Gear Daddies and The Honeydogs. They have released
several studio albums, including five on the American Recordings label. On hiatus from
2005 to 2009, the band has since reunited and released a new album, “Mockingbird
Time,” in September 2011.

During their heyday in the first half of the 1990s, The Jayhawks perfected a captivating
sound that seamlessly blended the elegant folk-rock of the Byrds, the adventurousness
of Buffalo Springfield, the hippiebilly soulfulness of the Flying Burrito Brothers and the
soaring harmonies of the Beach Boys. On Mockingbird Time, the band’s eighth album,
they’re once again pushing the envelope in songs and performances of rarefied
dynamism and grace, forming boldly intriguing stylistic and thematic combinations while
retaining their unmistakable sound.