Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

2002, Apr 23

Apple Spotify Bandcamp Indie Rock Art Rock 99 Highly Rated Nonesuch Pitchfork 10.0/10 NME 4/5 Paste 9.8/10 Rolling Stone 4/5 All Music 5/5 Mojo 5/5 The Guardian 4/5 music OMH 5/5 Sputnikmusic 4.5/5 Uncut 8/10

Pitchfork 10.0/10 Beneath the great story of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, there are all the tropes and symbols and coincidences of a little mythology; but under that is a fantastic rock record.

NME 4/5 There's love, there's the war on terror, and for Wilco, both are a battlefield. 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot' sees the former country rockers streamlining their sound down to a painful bareness, and telling us how they hurt.

Rolling Stone 4/5 In Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Tweedy, bassist John Stirratt, keyboard-guitar player Leroy Bach and drummer Glenn Kotche actually bring you the enchanting sound of things falling apart — and gingerly, doggedly coming together again. This is an honest, vivid chaos, and it tells a good story.

All Music 5/5 While their songs still maintain the loose intimacy that was apparent on their debut A.M., the music has matured to reveal a complexity that is rare in pop music, yet showcased perfectly on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

The Guardian 4/5 The band have taken some giant lateral leaps that make any notions of alt.country sound hilariously inadequate.