The fact REM's Peter Buck is a co-producer here becomes apparent as the record's warmth builds, helped by harmonies from another REM voice, Mike Mills.
Paging Mr Proust stands up as a cohesive yet varied offering that ranges from Byrds-ish jangle (Quiet Corners In Empty Spaces), to acoustic guitar-driven waves (Isabel's Daughter), to spiky, distorted groove (Ace), to synth-bass pop pulse (Comeback Kids).
• The Jayhawks. Paging Mr Proust. Thirty Tigers.
• Four stars (out of five)
Single download: The Dust of Long-Dead Stars
For those who like: Jason Isbell, Wilco
- Shane Gilchrist
