Wilco World
Written by hKWAP on Sunday, 2 of November , 2008 at 8:35 am
My Dad hails from the small town of Belleville, just across the river from St. Louis. Although it would seem that nothing of any merit(other than my family) has ever come out of this Illinois town, there is one huge exception. Jeff Tweedy, front man and mastermind behind the band Wilco, grew up there as well. I just recently made the trek out to visit the family and in addition, I have discovered some new Jeff Tweedy, and Wilco related material. Therefore, I felt this was a great opportunity to make this post.
First off, Wilco premiered a new track on the Colbert Report just two nights ago. It is entitled “Wilco The Song” and is characteristic of the bands folky sound. Great drumming as always courtesy of Glen Kotche as well as some sick playing by Nels Cline. The song also references the shows host-Steven Colbert.
Next up, Nels Cline(wilco guitarist), and Alex Cline(brother and identical twin) will be releasing their respective LP’s on the same day-Feb 10 2009. Nels’ is entitled “Coward” and Alex’s is called “Continuation” however the fact that both titles start with the letter c is hardly the only spooky similarity between the releases. For more specifics about just how eerie this brotherly connection is, as well as detailed information regarding fulll track lists and some tour dates, check out the Pitchfork article. Here is a track off each forthcoming release.
Clearing Our Streams-Alex Cline
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Comment by corinne
Made Friday, 14 of November , 2008 at 2:27 pm
Ah! I am so glad that you actually did a post! Its great!
