The Jayhawks – Tomorrow The Green Grass

Heartbreaking vocal harmonies over twangy guitar; it’s an age old formula, and one that works for the Jayhawks. This is alt-country that wouldn’t be out of a place on a “best indie bands of the year” list.

The opening track “Blue” is perhaps the Minnesota band’s most famous, which isn’t saying much–it peaked at #92 on the Billboard 200 charts in 1995. But the following tracks on the album work seem to work better: “Miss Williams’ Guitar,” written for Victoria Williams, whom singer-songwriter Mark Olson would later marry and then divorce; “Two Hearts,” a gentle song with the unmistakable feel of a heartache; “Bad Time,” possibly the best song on the album, incidentally a Track 7.

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The Jayhawks – Tomorrow The Green Grass