Olson sis a live appearance on KEXP awhile back, and mentioned working on a couple of songs with Louris. I believe he did say that they were on his (Olson's) most recent album.<P> For me, the Jayhawks are a little too poppy without Olson, and Olson's voice on his solo work is a little too grating without the harmony of Louris. IMHO, the best thing that could happen would be for Olson rejoin the band he started.<P> Louris also plays in Golden Smog with, among others, Jeff Tweedy.<P> From allmusic:<P>Life in the desert with wife Victoria Williams certainly has focused Mark Olson's eye for lyrical detail. Whether singing about around-the-clock meth labs or newspaper roses sold by the side of the road, he creates fully realized worlds within each song on December's Child. The lo-fi folk vibe of the earlier self-released Creekdippers recordings and 2000's My Own Jo Ellen remains, and Olson again shares credit for the album with the Creekdippers. But the electricity and amplification have been turned up a bit, too â?? rather than deliberately eschewed as he seemed to prefer after first going relatively solo. If Williams is less of a vocal presence (except for trading verses on the raucous closer, "One Eyed Black Dog Moses"), she lets her funky wah-wah banjo fill any resulting gap. What may surprise many fans is that Olson is joined on one song by his former Jayhawks partner Gary Louris, though the co-written "Say You'll Be Mine" is considerably looser than their previous work together. That it's no less ramshackle than the rest of this worthwhile album is a testament to an endearing minimalist approach that allows Olson to refine his singing and songwriting talents rather than bother himself with fussy production concerns<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jadetree:<BR><B> <A HREF="http://mikke.kvalito.no/~ameneon/jayhawks/news.html" TARGET=_blank>
http://mikke.kvalito.no/~ameneon/jayhawks/news.html[/url] - also on this site it said that Olson and Louris wrote some songs together in 2002, but not clear what happened to them, may be on Olson's album<P>According to Lost Highway the new album titled Rainy Day Songs will be released April next year. Guests are a whole lot musicians including producer Ethan Johns, half-Jayhawk Stephen McCarthy, Chris Stills, Richard Causon, "16 Down" Matthew Sweet, "6th Avenue Heartache" Jakob Dylan, and banjoman Bearnie Leadon. Track titles could be: <BR>All the Right Reasons (also known as "Rotterdam"), Save it for a Rainy Day (also known as "Pretty Little Hairdo"), Tampa to Tulsa, One Man's Problem, Angelyne, Please Don't Ask, Eyes Of Sarah Jane, Tailspin, and You look so young <P>In other good news the Jayhawks plans to release discarded studio material and maybe live material. Marc Perlman claims that most of his great stuff are among these things. The CD ('s) will be sold at live gigs and hopefully also on the internet.<P>Marc Perlman is still one of the members in Kraig Johnson's backing band "The Program". The other ones are Ed Ackerson (guitars, keyboard) , Jim Boquist (guitars) and Pete Anderson (drums)<P>The latest update from Marc Perlman (= June 12.):<P>"We are recording presently, in Los Angeles (Sunset Sound Studio 3) with Ethan Johns (producer of Ryan Adams' "Gold") behind the board. All is going well and smooth. We hope to have the record done in a few weeks. Initial tracking is being done by myself, Tim and Gary. Stephen McCarthy is slated for a few days of recording. We're mostly playing it by ear." <P>The CD is planned to be "the most acoustic based, stripped down, and live record the Jayhawks have ever made". "It's a new side of the band, and it's really in touch with what we're all about, because you can hear more of the vocals and harmonies. Most of the songs on 'Smile' started out this way." (Louris)<P>[This message has been edited by jadetree (edited 01-08-2003).]</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>
