rhapsody.com - 7/1/2009
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kicks off with "Wilco," clueing you in that this is another loose and playful outing. That doesn't mean that Jeff Tweedy is no longer taking songwriting seriously -- "One Wing," "You & I" (a duet with Feist) and "You Never Know" are as toe-tappingly strong and personal as ever. The album may ...
npr.org - 6/25/2009
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NPR.org , June 24, 2009 - It starts
off sounding more like a Velvet Underground record, perhaps
a version of "I'm Waiting for the Man." There are similar chord progressions and distorted guitars. And though they often wear some of their influences ...
First Listen: 'Wilco (The Album)' : NPR Music
nytimes.com - 7/2/2009
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Some of us think of your music as
mom-and-dad rock, probably because it appeals with equal magnetism
to aging boomers and our teenage kids. Wilco is the only current band on which there is any consensus in my household. That seems to happen quite a ...
Questions for Jeff Tweedy - Rock of Ages - Interview
stereogum.com - 6/26/2009
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First Feist joined Grizzly Bear and her old
Broken Social Scene pals in Toronto. Now, continuing her
goodwill mission, she's ventured all the way to Los Angeles to reprise her Wilco (The Album) contribution "You & I." (Thanks for the tip, Ed.) The ...
Wilco & Feist Do "You & I" Live In L.A.
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Now Downloading: New Releases 06.30.09
thus spake drake —
... songwriter Jeff Tweedy, have made a living swinging in and out of effortless songwriting, but their albums have had at least a portion of the album aim for something more ambitious than where they've ended up here. The name of the album and the opening track, "Wilco (the Song,)" even underscore the comfort and ease with which they're working here. It works to their advantage with the aforementioned opening track and the George Harrison-referencing first single "You Never Know." It's hard not to think of the recent death of ex-Wilco member Jay ...
Drake’s Take: New Releases 06.30.09
Bumpershine.com —
... Tweedy, have made a living swinging in and out of effortless songwriting, but their albums have had at least a portion of the album aim for something more ambitious than where they’ve ended up here. The name of the album and the opening track, “Wilco (the Song,)” even underscore the comfort and ease with which they’re working here. It works to their advantage with the aforementioned opening track and the George Harrison-referencing first single “You Never Know.” It’s hard not to think of the recent ...
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