Wilco - Cruel CountryWilco's 12th studio album, Cruel Country, is the band's exploration of the genre they've often been defined by but, until now, never fully embraced. The double album features 21 Jeff Tweedy penned tracks, made almost entirely of live takes, created with all six members together in The Loft for the first time since the 2011 release The Whole Love.

Led by the former frontman of Quicksand and Gorilla Biscuits

” Whilst Adrian Sherwood describes these works as characteristic of a distinct primitivism: “[‘The Lost Tapes’ represent] the early childhood of the songs before Mark and me conducted frenzied

Linda is a perfect foil for Richard and she shines on such songs as “Down Where The Drunkards Roll”

Balance: that’s the word the album seems to be eternally striving for – joy

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Cover the Ground

collaborating on a regular basis

Shintaro Sakamoto

‘Some Things Last A Long Time’ and ‘Honey I Sure Miss You’

Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)

His reputation as a drum innovator and musical bellwether is unsurpassed

the new label founded by the album’s Grammy award-winning