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Wilco's 'A.M.' and 'Being There' Show a Young Band Finding Their Sound

More than two decades later, Wilco's first two albums are remastered and reissued with an expanded track list. Together, they paint a picture of a new band struggling to find themselves only to do it in an exceptional manner.

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Wilco: Schmilco

On their tenth studio album, Wilco dial down the noise but remain compelling, edgy and tuneful.

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Wilco: Star Wars

Saying "What's more fun than a surprise?" Wilco drops their shortest, barest album in their career, and it feels fresh and new.

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The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: 20-1

These top 20 records of the '00s feature some familiar faces, but also several that, over time, have grown more fondly in memory.

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Three Great Albums Fade in Reflection

Despite their canonical status, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Oracular Spectacular, and White Blood Cells lack the staying power of truly great albums.

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Tweedy: Sukierae

Tweedy father and son combo journey down a road of reflection and introspection.

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"Celebrating" Wilco's A Ghost Is Born's 10-Year Anniversary

Ten years after the release of A Ghost Is Born, the songs still just aren't there.

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Blue Rodeo: 1 February 2013 - Toronto

If you can imagine Paul Westerberg and Rodney Crowell starting a band, something approaching Blue Rodeo is probably what you’d end up with.

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Wilco - "Sunloathe" (video)

Wilco's latest video is an animated one directed by Peter Glantz and illustrated by Nathaniel Murphy. The video is timed perfectly to the resumption of Wilco's U.S. tour, which will see them in Berkeley tonight and tomorrow.

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Exactly What Do You Want Me to Be? Wilco at Newport: 27 July 2012

The band tries a bit of everything and the crowd eats up every bit of it. The whole love.

Paul Thomas Hunt

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Wilco: 22 May 2012 - Morrison, CO

Despite some early sound problems, Wilco rocked.

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Hangout Festival: 18-20 May 2012 - Gulf Shores, Alabama

PopMatters' explores the relationship between the Hangout Festival and the impact the Gulf oil spill had on the locals. Hangout also provided the best overall festival experience of the three years.

Kate Russell

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In Defense of Train Not Being Nearly as Bad as You Might Think

Sure, you may believe that it's not cool to like Train, but with the release of the unabashedly infectious California 37, the San Francisco trio brings fun back to pop music.

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Jenny Scheinman: Mischief & Mayhem

Genre-hopping jazz violinist's new Nels Cline-enhanced ensemble is a little bit rock 'n' roll, all great.

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Wilco's 'A.M.' and 'Being There' Show a Young Band Finding Their Sound

More than two decades later, Wilco's first two albums are remastered and reissued with an expanded track list. Together, they paint a picture of a new band struggling to find themselves only to do it in an exceptional manner.

Wilco: Schmilco

On their tenth studio album, Wilco dial down the noise but remain compelling, edgy and tuneful.

Wilco: Star Wars

Saying "What's more fun than a surprise?" Wilco drops their shortest, barest album in their career, and it feels fresh and new.

Three Great Albums Fade in Reflection

Despite their canonical status, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Oracular Spectacular, and White Blood Cells lack the staying power of truly great albums.

Tweedy: Sukierae

Tweedy father and son combo journey down a road of reflection and introspection.

"Celebrating" Wilco's A Ghost Is Born's 10-Year Anniversary

Ten years after the release of A Ghost Is Born, the songs still just aren't there.

Blue Rodeo: 1 February 2013 - Toronto

If you can imagine Paul Westerberg and Rodney Crowell starting a band, something approaching Blue Rodeo is probably what you’d end up with.

Wilco - "Sunloathe" (video)

Wilco's latest video is an animated one directed by Peter Glantz and illustrated by Nathaniel Murphy. The video is timed perfectly to the resumption of Wilco's U.S. tour, which will see them in Berkeley tonight and tomorrow.

Exactly What Do You Want Me to Be? Wilco at Newport: 27 July 2012

The band tries a bit of everything and the crowd eats up every bit of it. The whole love.

Wilco: 22 May 2012 - Morrison, CO

Despite some early sound problems, Wilco rocked.

Hangout Festival: 18-20 May 2012 - Gulf Shores, Alabama

PopMatters' explores the relationship between the Hangout Festival and the impact the Gulf oil spill had on the locals. Hangout also provided the best overall festival experience of the three years.

In Defense of Train Not Being Nearly as Bad as You Might Think

Sure, you may believe that it's not cool to like Train, but with the release of the unabashedly infectious California 37, the San Francisco trio brings fun back to pop music.

Jenny Scheinman: Mischief & Mayhem

Genre-hopping jazz violinist's new Nels Cline-enhanced ensemble is a little bit rock 'n' roll, all great.

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The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '80s: Part 1: 100 - 81

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The 20 Greatest Splatter Films of All Time

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More than two decades later, Wilco's first two albums are remastered and reissued with an expanded track list. Together, they paint a picture of a new band struggling to find themselves only to do it in an exceptional manner.

On their tenth studio album, Wilco dial down the noise but remain compelling, edgy and tuneful.

Saying "What's more fun than a surprise?" Wilco drops their shortest, barest album in their career, and it feels fresh and new.

These top 20 records of the '00s feature some familiar faces, but also several that, over time, have grown more fondly in memory.

Despite their canonical status, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Oracular Spectacular, and White Blood Cells lack the staying power of truly great albums.

Tweedy father and son combo journey down a road of reflection and introspection.

Ten years after the release of A Ghost Is Born, the songs still just aren't there.

If you can imagine Paul Westerberg and Rodney Crowell starting a band, something approaching Blue Rodeo is probably what you’d end up with.

This year saw the release of many truly stellar box sets and re-issues from the Holy Grail of Western pop music (the earliest Louis Armstrong recordings and the Beatles remasters on vinyl) to indie heroes like Sugar and folk pioneer Woody Guthrie. Here's ten of our faves.

Wilco's latest video is an animated one directed by Peter Glantz and illustrated by Nathaniel Murphy. The video is timed perfectly to the resumption of Wilco's U.S. tour, which will see them in Berkeley tonight and tomorrow.

Pitchfork's end-of-the-summer experiment, a global vote called "The People's List", resulted in a final list that was unsurprising to most and enraging to others. PopMatters examines five things we can take from this list, not just about Pitchfork but about contemporary indie music as a whole.

The band tries a bit of everything and the crowd eats up every bit of it. The whole love.

Despite some early sound problems, Wilco rocked.

PopMatters' explores the relationship between the Hangout Festival and the impact the Gulf oil spill had on the locals. Hangout also provided the best overall festival experience of the three years.

Sure, you may believe that it's not cool to like Train, but with the release of the unabashedly infectious California 37, the San Francisco trio brings fun back to pop music.

Genre-hopping jazz violinist's new Nels Cline-enhanced ensemble is a little bit rock 'n' roll, all great.