“It was time to open things up,” says Gary Louris. “The Jayhawks are a true band, one where everyone’s an equal, and we wanted to make a record that really reflected that.” Featuring writing and lead vocal contributions from all four members, the Jayhawks’ extraordinary new album, XOXO, is the most diverse and wide-ranging in the group’s storied history, mixing the influence of American roots music with British Invasion and jangly power-pop. The result is an album that, much like the band’s lush harmonies, brings multiple distinctive voices together into a singular whole, a collection that, ironically enough, finds unity in individuality, and identity in reinvention.