''Ready for the Flood'' is an album by former Jayhawks bandmates Mark Olson and

Gary Louris Gary Louris (born March 10, 1955) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter of alternative country and pop music. He was a founding member of the Minneapolis-based band the Jayhawks and their principal songwriter and vocalist after the ...

, released in Europe on December 1, 2008, and in the US on January 29, 2009. It was their first collaboration since Olson had left the band in 1995. The songwriting and recording sessions for the album resulted from a visit by Louris to Olson's home in California in late 2001. The duo asked Chris Robinson to produce the recording. They briefly toured to support the album.

Reception

Writing for

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, music critic Mark Deming called the album "...unlikely to disappoint fans of their old band. But while they mine a thoughtful country-folk vein that's not far removed from Jayhawks territory, Olson and Louris take a somewhat softer, more acoustic-based, balladic approach here than they did in the Jayhawks days, lending Ready for the Flood a warm, honeyed glow."

Track listing

All songs by Mark Olson & Gary Louris #"Rose Society" – 3:12 #"Bicycle" – 3:52 #"Turn Your Pretty Name Around" – 4:51 #"Saturday Morning on Sunday Street" – 3:53 #"Kick the Wood" – 4:04 #"Chamberlain, SD" – 3:42 #"Black Eyes" – 4:25 #"Doves And Stones" – 3:22 #"My Gospel Song for You" – 3:44 #"When the Wind Comes Up" – 3:39 #"Bloody Hands" – 3:25 #"Life's Warm Sheets" – 2:47 #"Trap's Been Set" – 4:08 #:US Bonus Tracks: #"Precious Time" – 3:26 #"Cotton Dress" – 2:58

Personnel

* Mark Olson – vocals, acoustic guitar, Fender Rhodes, Melodeon *

– vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica * George Reiff – bass * Jimi Hey – drums * Chris Robinson – harmonica, backing vocals * Jason Yates – Hammond B-3 organ * Ben Peeler – banjo, dobro Production notes * Michael Nieves – executive producer * David Gorman – executive producer * Chris Robinson – producer * Beau Raymond - engineer * Joe Gastwirst – mastering

References

External links

Jayhawks Mark Olson and Gary Louris Talk New Album, Paste Magazine
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ready For The Flood 2008 albums New West Records albums Gary Louris albums Albums produced by Chris Robinson (singer) Mark Olson (musician) albums Collaborative albums