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Nah. People have been saying this for six months.

Yeah, I heard that when they first played it live months ago. I also hear a small bit of Jesus etc in it.

I second this. Maybe they can do this in like 2015 for the 20th anniversary of the band?

Hah. Good point.

That being said, the new Dylan didn't leak till a week before the release.

Wall-E says greetings to the new songs.

Impossible Germany was a Summerteeth outtake.

That was quite crude...yet amusing.

I'm actually taking a break until release date I think. I've listened to the album 13 times since it surfaced. I don't want to wear it out.

Nonesuch mentioned this on the Wilco (The Album) page as being the single for the new album, so hopefully hearing it on the radio isn't an isolated incident.

Nirvana actually took their name from that lyric. When they wrote that song, they were touring under a different name, so I don't know if that counts.

I'll bite. I'd much rather hear a new Eminem than a new Green Day (or a new U2 for that matter given U2 are so far past their prime and live on bloated hype and past glories alone.)

http://nonesuch.com/albums/wilco-the-album under the "About the Album" section, it mentions "You Never Know" is the first single.

"You Never Know": good single choice? Cause apparently that's the first (read: The only) single. "Dark Neon" B-side? Maybe? Hopefully? Hell yeah.

So, "You Never Know" is the single. Great choice. Hope it's B-side is Dark Neon.

I second this. It's such a beautiful melody.

See 70s rock is so broad. "You Never Know" feels like something off "All Things Must Pass". That's a good 70s rock sound. "Walken" sounds like something from a Doobie Brothers album. That's a not so good 70s rock sound.

I can sort of see that. To me each album was better than the one before until YHF. Then AGIB was still great, but a slight dip. SBS to me honestly made me think that Tweedy had run out of gas, but this one is not only a great record onto itself, it also excites me about Wilco's future.

I see it as a statement about class structures. The poor man being bought by the affluent man to take his place in the war.

Anything that makes a song sound less like SBS is the opposite of dad rocking it.

I can see on some level how this album isn't as heart on the sleeve as past albums. But to me, the songcraft is just so strong that this album is undeniable. This might be Tweedy's best set of melodies, which says a lot.

Mike, I agree with your assessment of it being their In Rainbows. Both bands on their 7th albums realized that they didn't have to be self-conciously innovative. Both are each bands most comfortable sounding album imo. W(TA) probably won't ever replace Summerteeth and YHF for me, but to me, Wilco's made something great enough for me to reestablish them as a major musical presence in my life.

Great review. I'm not sure about the front loaded complaint. "My Country Has Disappeared" has been a favorite of mine since they played it live.

See, I often piss off people on this board by making snide comments about certain Wilco songs. I'm FAR from someone who would like anything Wilco's put out. This is a great album regardless of who made it.