Gary Louriswho leads The Jayhawkshas announced the release of what will be his third solo album. It will be titled “Dark Country” and will be released on February 14 via Sham/Thirty Tigers – via Popstock! in our country.
Louris himself, whom we know above all for leading The Jayhawks since 1985, describes – contrary to what his title may suggest – that “Dark Country” It will be his “most intimate and romantic album” as it is inspired by his relationship with his wife, Stephanie, to whom the entire album is dedicated as if it were a “love letter.”
To start, you can now listen to the “Getting Older” trailer, of which the official video clip has also been shared. This song in particular talks about that area of relationships that is not usually talked about so much in songs, the moments of giving oneself to the couple in the search for true happiness.
The album was recorded in Louris’s private studio at his home in the mountains of Quebec and featured occasional collaboration by Stephen McCarthy and string arrangements by Eleanor Whitmore of The Mastersonsin addition to having been mixed by Paul Kolderie (Hole, The Pixies, Uncle Tupelo).
“Getting Older” will be the opening song “Dark Country”an album that will also include the songs “Couldn’t Live A Day Without You”, “Dead Porcupine”, “By Your Side”, “Living On My Phone”, “Blow ‘Em Away”, “Redefining Love”, “Better To Walk Than To Run”, “Listening To Bobby Charles”, “Two Birds”, “Helping Hand” and “Perfect Day”.
