Schau an. Noch ein spezielles Wilco-Release in diesem Jahr
Wilco Reveal Tracklist for Forthcoming Album & Book, Further Expand North American Tour
James Gregory reports:
So you've read through the literary double-shot of Jeff Tweedy's hazy poetry collection Adult Head and Greg Kot's band biography, Wilco: Learning How to Die, and you've settled in with the band's latest release, A Ghost Is Born. But, aside from an endless barrage of tour dates, isn't there anything else to expect from the Wilco camp this year? I mean, they're not done, are they? There's still a whole 3½ months left of the year, right?Right. No reason to panic at all: The Chicago roots-rockers are gearing up to release a whopping 160-page tome, simply titled The Wilco Book, which is set to feature a collection of essays, quotes about the band, photos, and– oh yes– an exclusive CD packed with previously unreleased material. Obviously, this disc will be the big draw for Wilco obsessives (although who wouldn't want a knee-high stack of dreamy John Stirratt candids?), and indeed, the announcement of this upcoming book/CD combo– even sans tracklist and pre-Ghost– already had fans eager for a taste of the new stuff. So, the bad news is that you'll have to wait until November for your pre-order to arrive, but a link on the band's website has finally given names to the 12 new tunes that constitute the accompanying 40-minute disc. Oh yes, it's a tracklist:
01 Pure Bug Beauty
02 This Is New
03 Diamond Claw
04 This Is New (The Explanation)
05 What Good Am I
06 Here Comes Everybody
07 Hummingbird (Soma version)
08 The High Heat
09 Doubt
10 Barnyard Pimp
11 Rottnest
12 HamamiThe exact history of each of these tracks is a bit vague, but the collection is reportedly culled from unissued material (both full songs and instrumental jams) recorded during the improvisational rehearsals for A Ghost Is Born, as well as other sessions held over the past two years. As most diehards know, Wilco has an abundance of demos and other rare tracks in the vault stemming from the Yankee Hotel Foxtrot sessions and onward. A handful of these were officially released on last year's More Like the Moon EP, while other gems are floating around, unofficially, on various bootlegs.
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