MARK OLSON "THE SALVATION BLUES" LP DIV 014LP

Mark Olson was a founding member of The Jayhawks, the most acclaimed band to emerge out of the alt-country scene. He left the Jayhawks in 1996, after the release of the band’s biggest-selling album, Tomorrow The Green Grass, but continued to record music with his new band, The Creekdippers, at his new home in the California desert.

Mark recently finished recording his first true solo album, The Salvation Blues, with producer Ben Vaughn. A deeply personal album, Mark’s voice and poetic lyrics are complemented by Vaughn’s gorgeous musical backdrops featuring the work of some of LA’s best studio musicians. The album also features the long-awaited reunion with his former Jayhawks bandmate and writing partner, Gary Louris, on three songs.

“A two year journey through the heart of loss and redemption, in words and music.  Illustrated with photographs.”

Limited edition gatefold single 180g LP on Diverse Records.

Full tracklisting :

 

1.            My Carol

2.            Clifton Bridge

3.            Poor Michael’s Boat

4.            National Express

5.            Salvation Blues

6.            Keith

7.            Winter Song

8.            Sandy Denny

9.            Tears From Above

10.          Look Into The Night

11.          My One Book Philosophy

12.          Copper Coin

13.     Your Time Will Come

“The filigreed settings fashioned by producer Ben Vaughn and some killer L.A. players leave ample space for Olson’s wispy, wounded tenor, so eerily close to Gram Parsons’ in tone and emotional pull, with Greg Leisz’s sublime pedal steel curling around it like brushfire smoke.  The fact that Olson’s former partner Gary Louris harmonizes on three songs is just the delectable icing on the cake.”

                                                                                                                                 Bud Scoppa - July 2007