HAYES CARLL KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) [Lost Highway] Alt-country rising star Hayes Carll crackles with road warrior enlightenment and follows his heart with damn-the-torpedoes political impropriety. KMAG YOYO (a military acronym for “Kiss My Ass Guys, You’re On Your Own”) finds the Texas native wearing many of his influences on his sleeve. “Stomp and Holler” could easily be this century’s “Highway 61 Revisited” for its... 

The Jayhawks The Jayhawks [Lost Highway] In 1986 a young band from Minnesota released its self-titled first album, pressing only 2,000 vinyl copies on a small local label called Bunkhouse Records. The Jayhawks went on to find a national audience for their peculiarly Midwestern blend of rock and country, highlighted by the harmonic and creative interplay between singer-songwriters Mark Olson and Gary Louris. As the group’s influence grew and its...