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Here you go: Led by alternative rock legend Jeff Tweedy, Wilco has maintained a steady rhythm for almost 30 years. Not many bands have stood the test of time, let alone released 12, soon to be 13, albums. Wilco’s 13th studio album, “Cousin,” is set to debut on Friday, Sept. 29, through dBpm Records. It comes on the heels of the release of its lead single, “Evicted.” In conjunction with the album’s release, the band is on a U.S. tour, including multiple shows at the Theatre at Ace Hotel from Wednesday, Oct. 4, to Friday, Oct. 6; and Wednesday, Oct. 11, and Thursday, Oct.

Oof, terrible. I'm not reading any more reviews.

"There is a sense of musicians seeking sounds rather than musical dexterity or brilliance. Hushed and reverent in many ways but there is a power within the restraint. Repeated plays reveal nuances and moods that swirl around Jeff Tweedy’s careful often wracked vocals. There is celebration after the journey, but it feels hesitant, with an eye in the rear-view mirror. Wilco have made another compelling album, not as immediately accessible as Cruel Country or indeed Sky Blue Sky, but it is one that rewards repeated listening flowering into something both moving and essential. These tracks will os

I'm scared to death that Biden's going to have a heart attack or stroke before the election. If that happens, Trump wins even if he's in jail.

I hadn't thought about that, but...Maybe? The timing of this comment is interesting to me in a tangential way. Hearing Bowie recently is what gave me the realization that Tweedy's voice is often mixed too high for my liking, as I mentioned in a previous comment. There aren't many singers whose voice should be more prominent in the mix than Bowie's was, and Tweedy is definitely not one of them, so I'm happy to hear his voice dialed back a bit and everyone else dialed up a lot.

Very cool track. Most satisfying thing they've done in two or three albums. One thing I like about this is that Tweedy's vocal track isn't mixed way higher than everything else. Thankfully we're back to a place where the instrumentation is not relegated to a subservient role to Tweedy's vocal, like it is on a lot of their recent work. (Not all, obviously.) Prominent instrumentation is a hallmark of their best music, and I'll admit it: I don't like Wilco when Tweedy's voice is too forward in the mix. I like ensemble music far more than singer & backing band music, and ensemble music wha

Don't really know her, but I saw that she has The Breeders opening part of her tour. That's pretty badass.

Also, if I recall, a lot of the track lengths are on the long side, so there may not be very much to choose from for singles.

I am too. Hopefully that means the rest of the album is weird as hell.

Sam Evian is one of my favorite current artists. I think his output so far is as good as anyone else currently in the business. Somehow, nobody I know has heard of him, which is a good thing in a way, selfishly. The more important it is to me to see a band, the less I want my friends around talking in my ear during the show. He played a good mix of songs from his newly completed, but not yet released album, and songs from his three previous records. Plus a note perfect cover of Still Crazy After All These Years. I felt generally that they brought some extra heat to their perfo

This is more like it.

I kind of see it like eating at the same restaurant over a long period of time, but in the last few years they've been removing more and more of the things from the menu that I most enjoy. For a while now I've still been returning to the restaurant, albeit not as frequently or as enthusiastically. But now they've announced a revamp of the menu, so hopefully some of the things that I found so stimulating about the restaurant in the first place will return.

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This is exciting news. I've been on a three record losing streak with Wilco. Hopefully this new one will be something very different than the last three and my streak will come to an end.

Again, you’ve misrepresented the situation, this time by conflating “pulling the plug” with “offering refunds.” I’m sure you’re correct about them (Dead and Co) having better lawyers, though. That seems plainly apparent, and is frankly the most favorable light in which to view this if you’re looking to excuse Tweedy. The alternative, less favorable view, is that Tweedy does have great lawyers but he chose not to go to bat for his fans.

That's less than half the story, and the irrelevant part, at that. Dead and Company were offering refunds at the end of December (with the full intention of the festival going on for those who chose to attend.) Mayer got Covid on January 5, which forced the cancellation. But that happened a week after refunds were offered. https://variety.com/2021/music/news/dead-company-refunds-festival-mexico-covid-concerns-1235144609/

They could have done exactly what Dead and Company did.

Lawyers break or renegotiate contracts everyday. No contract is ironclad, and if Wilcos lawyer thinks contracts are unbreakable, they need a better lawyer.

Same. I'll come right out and say it...I'm pretty much retired from Wilco over that experience. Tweedy and his lawyer could have gone to bat for his fans in a number of ways and at least tried to find some kind of a solution, but he chose not to.

The Joke Explained?

Did someone really buy that obnoxious cow guitar for $999,999?

This adds little to nothing to the conversation, and is more like an excuse for me to post here for the first time in a long time, but I recently read an interview with Bill Frisell (not a musician one would necessarily associate with the Allmans) and his quote about the Allman Brothers was interesting to me. I love when people are inspired by something and use that inspiration to create something drastically different, as Bill has. https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/it-was-just-so-shocking-bill-frisell-recalls-seeing-jimi-hendrix-perform-in-1968 “By that time, my paren

I've heard virtually nothing released this year. Weird music year for me. For some reason, I just didn't give a crap about the new albums by artists I've been following for a long time. The Wilco, Big Thief, Julian Lage crowd. None of that is connecting with me for whatever reason. Today I listened to Jim Lauderdale - Game Changer. (Very good country music.) Last week I listened to Dolan, Mendel & Wong - Rhythms of the Apocalypse (very good instrumental guitar rock) I guess I've mostly been listening to old music this year.

Hate is such a grossly misused word. Unfortunately, it is as ubiquitous as the Dead, for whom nobody here has expressed hatred.

I think it's plainly obvious that the whole world has gotten carried away with the Grateful Dead thing.