Wilco's Ode to Joy shows a band invigorated by studio flourishes and unexpected complications.
PopMatters turns 20 years old this October and we're beginning to celebrate our history by taking you back in time a decade ago. Obama was in the White House and the musical times were very good indeed. Revisit 2009 through its best albums.
Ahead of Record Store Day, a never-before-heard duet between Woody Guthrie and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy comes to light.
Wilco's de facto leader Jeff Tweedy releases his very first solo album of all-new material, and it's a quiet, powerful statement from one of America's greatest living songwriters.
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.
Saying “What’s more fun than a surprise?” Wilco drops their shortest, barest album in their career, and it feels fresh and new.
Despite their canonical status, these albums by Wilco, MGMT, and the White Stripes albums couldn’t hold on to their listeners in the long run.
