GasCabbie

Now that everyone's home from Solid Sound, isn't it time we engage in some wild speculation about the new album? Thankfully there's a nice article that addresses the Solid Sound hangover, and has precisely 10 words of new information on the album:

It was too early to say whether or not the Chicago-based, alt-country band Wilco, which curated the three-day musical festival, would return next summer, said Katherine Myers, spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.

 

"Wilco is a difficult band to schedule, and they have a new album coming out next spring," she said.

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_15799841

Take it to the bank!

Now writers can use the 'indie' shorthand to describe Wilco without the guilt of being factually incorrect.

I wonder how much, if at all, this will change their creative process. My uninformed impression is that Nonesuch was very hands off and didn't pressure the band into anything creatively or schedule-wise. I suppose the only reason I have to think that is because I've never heard the band talk about the label in interviews ever.

If that's what your ears are telling you, sounds like it's time to find some new ears.

Your ears are, I presume, of acceptable quality for Wild Frank to have?

Something to aspire to, I suppose.

Leave Me Like You Found Me = Chopped Liver

WilcoHQ tweeted that it will be "Deeper Down."

 

Unfortunately, all TV networks employ censors. Obviously there's no way to know for sure, but I have a (not so sunny) feeling that the lawyers who work in Standards and Practices at CBS, aka the censors, wouldn't clear a song about a serial killer (BBN) or a song containing the line, "It didn't feel like the wrong time or place, until they cut off her clothes" (Sonny Feeling).

"Up above the tallest Dutch dope high"? :-p

That's some straight-up journalism right there. Mike and Pat kicked out of Wilco CONFIRMED??

This is old news it seems, but I just came across this now. Jim O has produced a Burt Bacharach tribute album with a whole bunch of big names involved. Sounds like he plays and sings a bunch on it, and Mr. Kotche is at the drums for this whole affair.

http://www.twentyfourbit.com/post/395056335/jim-orourke-produces-burt-bacharach-tribute-album

After days spent digging through a dozen sites, mostly written in Japanese, I’m thrilled to report that Jim O’Rourke has produced All Kinds of People ~Love Burt Bacharach~, a tribute album featuring 11 pieces of the legendary songwriter’s most famous work as covered by Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, O’Rourke himself, former Bacharach collaborator Donna Taylor, and 7 other artists.

 

O’Rourke—who previously released a faithful cover of Bacharach’s “Something Big” on Eureka—not only produced and sang on the album, but he also played guitar, banjo, keyboards, bass, harpsichord, and other instruments. Who’s the drummer? Oh, that would be Wilco’s Glenn Kotche on the skins.

 

The album is due out on April 7th via Japanese label AWDR, a week before being performed live in Tokyo and Osaka on 4/15 and 4/18, respectively, by O’Rourke, Kotche (just ahead of two Wilco gigs in Japan), other artists from the album, and “special guests.” Ready for the track/set list?

 

 

All Kinds of People ~Love Burt Bacharach~

 

Close To You (Haruomi Hosono)

Always Something There To Remind Me (Thurston Moore)

Anonymous Phone Call (Jim O’Rourke)

After The Fox (Akira Sakata, Masaya Nakahara)

You’ll Never Get To Heaven (Aoyama Youiti)

Do You Know The Way To San Jose (Kahimi Karie)

Don’t Make Me Over (Kosaka Tadashi, Jim O’Rourke)

Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head (Koike Mitsuko)

I Say A Little Prayer (Yoshimi)

Trains And Boats And Planes (Jim O’Rourke)

Walk On By (Donna Taylor)

I don't know about selling out, but I think it'd be pretty cool for Wilco to be involved in something similar to this:

Just what we need! A segment on the news about teachers indoctrinating America's youth to worship Wilco!

Just kidding, that sounds cool. Good luck!

I don't know if this was mentioned yet but Nonesuch is having a sale where everything (including the three Wilco reissues) is 33 1/3% off. Summerteeth and Being There came to $33 with free shipping!

 

http://www.nonesuch.com/store

Great find -- thanks for the heads up

Happy birthday, Wilco! I hope your party includes cakes and camels.

Nels is shown a few times during the video. Pat's sitting with his back to the camera in most of the shots he's in. I couldn't find John or Mikael in there though.

FYI for all those curious, Insound emailed yesterday to say Being There has shipped!

which jacket belongs to whom?

Top row: Glenn, Nels, Pat

Bottom row: John, Jeff, Mike

I hope he goes. They need a shake up. Let's keep it real. The last 2 albums are just not that good.

I'm all for speculating wildly on the internet. That's why I propose that the shake up Wilco really needs is a second, smaller Nels to play that little guitar on "Deeper Down," increasing the potential number of baroque, 64th note guitar lines. Weedily weedily weedily weedily waaaaaaaaaaaaa

Resurrecting this thread to see if anyone else noticed yet another gigapan image has come up on the website. I made a habit of checking it when I'm at wilcoworld after they changed it the 1st time.

I did happen to grab a picture from the Lowell show, but be warned! Rain + crappy cellphone camera = you get the idea

Also, cool shirt and story!

I feel like Pat Sansone's numerous and hilarious poses would make for a great shirt as well.