ARTiST: Mark Olson
ALBUM: Many Colored Kite
BiTRATE: 170kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Rykodisc
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 54.34 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 42min 47sec total
RiP DATE: 2010-08-26
STORE DATE: 2010-07-27
Track List:
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01. Little Bird Of Freedom 4:12
02. Morning Dove 4:35
03. Many Colored Kite 3:53
04. Bluebell Song 3:38
05. Beehive 3:42
06. No Time To Live Without Her 3:49
07. Your Life Beside Us 4:58
08. Scholastica 3:22
09. Kingsnake 3:05
10. Wind & Rain 3:42
11. More Hours 3:51
Release Notes:
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Mark Olson, founder of legendary Americana band The Jayhawks and a critically
acclaimed artist whose influential catalog spans 25 years, will be releasing his
new full-length, Many Colored Kite, on Ryko Records on July 27, 2010.
Ruby Marchand, Head of A&R for Ryko, says ôMark Olson is a truly iconic American
singer/songwriter and Ryko is honored to welcome him to our family. On Many
Colored Kite, Mark reveals himself in a new way. The affirmation inherent in his
lyrics and his keen sense of melody make this album a deeply pleasurable
experience.ö
Many Colored Kite is the follow-up to his 2007 personal milestone Salvation
Blues, a soul-searching album of loss and change that further cemented OlsonÆs
reputation as one of the true heroes of the folk/roots scene. The album was a
New York Times Critics pick and received rave reviews for its autobiographical,
often painful songs.
ItÆs a hopeful Olson that greets the listener on Many Colored Kite, with its
earthy, neo-folk feel that encompasses classic and æ60s British folk as well as
the ôdesert countryö heÆs been associated with in the past. Produced and
engineered by Beau Raymond (Devendra Banhart, Little Joy, Mark Olson and Gary
Louris) and featuring the core group of Olson, Neal Casal and Danny Frankel,
this is a wide-eyed, uplifting album with soaring, ethereal harmonies
contributed by his girlfriend and musical partner, Ingunn Ringvold.
The opening track, ôLittle Bird of Freedomö (with backing vocals by Jolie
Holland), sets the tone of the album: these are songs by a man whoÆs made it
through the eye of the tempest and is looking at the world as if heÆs seeing it
for the first time. Elsewhere Many Colored KiteÆs airy, uncluttered songs
celebrate life and nature (ôWind and Rain, ôMorning Doveö) and love (ôBlue Bellö
and ôNo Time to Live Without Her,ö featuring Vashti Bunyan).
Says Olson of his new label: "When I hung up the phone after I heard that Ryko
wanted to put out my album I went out onto the porch and started a small dance
that was interrupted by a large gem and mineral collection. I realized I didn`t
really want to be building a geology museum anymore I wanted to start a band
again. I threw the petrified wood and geodes off the porch and into the sand. I
called Ingunn and said æYouÆre the band and now let's leave our jobs and be able
to take the trains again and tour with this music.Æ"