The Jayhawks frontman, Golden Smog lurker and recent Sadies producer finally ventures out under his own name, the pictured 40-track "master song list" suggesting that Louris has been keeping quite a few tunes in his back pocket. Picking ten tracks with help from producer Chris Robinson (Black Crowes), this is an incredibly understated session, with Hammond organ and pedal steel aplenty, the relaxed nature of which bears fruit with the backing vocals of the Laurel Canyon Family Choir, better known as friends such as Robinson, Jenny Lewis, Vetiver's Andy Cabic, and lead Bangle Susanna Hoffs.
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