Wilco (The Album)

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AlbumJan 01 / 200911 songs, 42m 47s
Alt-Country Indie Rock
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Wilco (the album) melds the 2009 album's acclaimed music with the whimsy of the original photography on one vinyl disc. The band's seventh studio album "is all about a great band playing great original music on an album filled with great songs," says NPR. The Independent gave a perfect five stars to the "magnificent" album.

7.3 / 10

Jeff Tweedy and co.'s latest does what its title implies, consolidating their eclectic style into a coherent statement of identity. Leslie Feist guests.

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Stylistically, Wilco has ranged over the years from stripped-down, mellow guitar-pop to music more heavily orchestrated and experimental, but the real divide in Jeff Tweedy’s songwriting tends to be structural. Sometimes the band gravitates to simple songs that convey straightforward ideas in a solid…

7.4 / 10

Check out our album review of Artist's Wilco on Rolling Stone.com.

Rock & roll lifers that they are, Wilco knows the implications of a self-titled album, how any record bearing an eponymous name is bound to be seen as a reintroduction.

once the initial rush of sparkling ideas and killer tunes is done with, Wilco are a tad too keen to ease into a musical equivalent of swinging in a hammock...

7.0 / 10

<p>Chicago's veteran alt-rockers haven't sounded this much fun in ages</p>

With this album, Wilco amps up the studio sheen and a weird sense of friendly humor.

6 / 10

<p>It's hard to shake the feeling that there are a lot more exciting things happening in rock'n'roll these days than Wilco, says <strong>Tom Hughes</strong></p>

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Album Reviews: Wilco - Wilco (The Album)

4.0 / 5

Wilco - Wilco (The Album) review: Wilco have made their most confident record, one nearly brimming, even for all its flaws, with possibilities for the future.

8 / 10

Jeff Tweedy’s declaration of peace. Then tragedy ensues