New Wilco album: Sky Blue Sky *

Wilco is streaming their upcoming LP, Sky Blue Sky, right now at http://wilcoworld.net/sbs It started streaming at 10 CST and will going on until "the wee hours". Check it out.

 

Very cool! Thanks for the message, Chris. I'm watching Jeff Tweedy's "Sunken Treasure" DVD as I write this! I'm really looking forward to "Sky Blue Sky."

 

Cool. That is a great DVD. My girlfriend and I saw the Tweedy solo show in New Orleans. Possibly the best concert I've ever attended.

 

3 tracks leaked earlier this week. I think 2 of the 3 are great. I've seen them referred to as "Hummingbird"-lite on another message board. There may be something to that, but I really like "Hummingbird." In any event, I think the Ghost Is Born haters aren't going to like this album too much if these 3 tracks are representative.

 

please tell me it rocks! the last album was a snoozathon

 

I quite liked the last album although that one track with 10mins or so of distortion was really taking it too far.

 

Thanks for letting us know. I'm about 4 songs in so far, and it sounds wonderful. Fairly mellow, so depending on what serge means by "rocks" he could be disappointed. "Impossible Germany" is soooooo good - great classic-rock vibe. Overall, Wilco sounds as Neil Young influenced as ever. Reminds me a lot of Being There so far.

Craig(VC).

 

what he said

 

Did not hear the last Wilco album, but was a fan of various tracks on the albums from "Being There" through "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot." This new record sounds very intriguing. It's more straightforward than I would expect, mellow and engaging. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

 

My initial reaction is very positive!
Solid songs and they seem to have integrated Nels Cline into the mix successfully this time.

Jerry

 

hey cool - thanks chris-- saw tweedy on his own up here in Vancouver--it was a good night....

 

Missed it. Is it closer to Ghost or Yankee?

 

No more streaming?

Saw Tweedy play last month in Dallas, great show! Very much looking forward to this new CD, thanks for the heads-up.

 

I only caught a little, but liked what I heard. Looking forward to the new album!

 

Dang, I missed it.

 

Well, the whole album has leaked, and it's pretty damn good. On first listen, it's a lot like the more accessible tracks on Ghost.

 

I listened to a stream capture and enjoyed what I heard.

 

Do you mean someone captured the stream and has started distributing it P2P? I figured someone might try to do that.

I merely enjoyed giving it a listen as it was streaming... It was surprisingly high quality for streaming audio, which gave me a pretty good idea of what the album might sound like on CD/LP (can only wish for high-res disc...).

Craig(VC).

 

I didn't listen to the stream, so I can't compare the quality. The MP3 files floating around on the net sound like a direct rip of a CD.

 

I've heard it as well. Definitely along the lines of Ghost.

 

I'm not going to panic just yet.

 

I wouldn't worry, I don't hear a Ghost connection at all. Early favorite is Impossible Germany by a long shot but I am also really digging the more soulfull tracks. I'd really like to hear a vinyl announcement.

 

The new material they previewed a few months ago in Toronto sounded very good if I remember correctly. I agree with the poster who said that the 10 min. of distortion on "A Ghost..." was taking it too far. Otherwise, some good stuff on those last 2 discs!

 

Just listening to this now. The most impressive thing about Tweedy, to me, is his ability to take essentially rootsy music and push it in unexpected directions, instead of insisting it remain within traditional boundaries. The track "Side with the Seeds" seems emblematic of this -- the song takes an unexpected detour in the middle to something that practically sounds like prog. And this time around he and the band achieve a sense of adventure without using obvious experimental tactics like sound effects or atonal weirdness -- it's all about the writing and playing.

 

Hope so.