While not a Wilco fan from day one, the first Mermaid Ave. album found me wishing I had been. I would never claim any expertise in knowing the minds of the Wilco members, but here is my take on the new album. SBS seems to me as grown from Tweedy's extensive solo touring. Wilco albums have always been colaborative efforts when it comes to the final product, but this seems very much a labor for jeff to expres himself through the band in a new way. He keeps it simple, which does allow the other band members to express themselves through his music. This being the first studio album with nels, I th
