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The Jayhawks
Released 1997

Big Star
04:25
975 plays

Poor Little Fish
03:56
967 plays

Sound Of Lies
03:56
910 plays

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songs

- 1
- The Man Who Loved Life
- 05:00
- 1,455 plays

- 2
- Think About It
- 05:37
- 1,433 plays

- 3
- Trouble
- 04:50
- 1,850 plays

- 4
- It's Up to You
- 03:38
- 1,577 plays

- 5
- Stick In The Mud
- 03:34
- 1,062 plays

- 6
- Big Star
- 04:25
- 975 plays

- 7
- Poor Little Fish
- 03:56
- 967 plays

- 8
- Sixteen Down
- 05:23
- 879 plays

- 9
- Haywire
- 05:21
- 1,219 plays

- 10
- Dying On The Vine
- 05:52
- 901 plays

- 11
- Bottomless Cup
- 04:14
- 904 plays

- 12
- Sound Of Lies
- 03:56
- 910 plays

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album review

Following Mark Olson's amicable departure, the remaining Jayhawks reconvened under the direction of Gary Louris to record Sound of Lies, the band's most ambitious album to date. Like Wilco's Being There, Sound of Lies uses country-rock as a foundation and wanders off into a variety of different sonic territories, including surf rock and Beatlesque pop, bringing the music closer to the sound of adult alternative pop/rock. Although the surface of the album is pleasant and melodic, Louris has written a uniformly harrowing set of songs, inspired both by the dissolution of his partnership with Olson and a recent divorce. The lyrics have a naked, emotional honesty which would have been more affecting if the music echoed its sentiment, yet the record still has a subtle grace and power, proving that the Jayhawks remain a distinctive band without Olson. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide