Wilco: Sky Blue Sky - 5/15/07
 

http://smartley3.wilcoworld.net/prom...bluesky_lo.jpg

from pitchforkmedia:

Tweedy Reveals Wilco LP Title, Release Date

Finally, some concrete Wilco album news! According to a tip from Pitchfork reader Collin Brown and later confirmed by Wilco's publicist, last night at a solo show in Nashville, Jeff Tweedy announced that his band's forthcoming record is called Blue Sky Blue and it will be out May 15 via Nonesuch. It will be the band's first studio release since 2004's A Ghost Is Born.

Wilco have also scheduled three Australian dates, and Tweedy will continue to make the solo rounds through the end of the month. For all side project dates, back it up to here and here.


Wilco dates:

04-16 Brisbane, Australia - Tivoli
04-18 Melbourne, Australia - Palais Theatre
04-21 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre

Jeff Tweedy dates:

01-19 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
01-20 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater *
01-21 Marfa, TX - Liberty Hall
01-23 Austin, TX - Hogg Auditorium at University of Texas *
01-24 Austin, TX - Hogg Auditorium at University of Texas *
01-26 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues *
01-27 Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre *
01-29 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle *
01-30 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
01-31 Charlottesville, VA - Paramount Theater

* with Scott McCaughey

New Song: The Thanks I Get

The title is Sky Blue Sky, not Blue Sky Blue; Pitchfork got it wrong.

Stupid pitchfork....maybe a mod can fix it in the next couple months. :)

Is Nels Cline working on this album? He was great in the live shows.

Cool, very eager to hear this!

Awesome!

Heh. Billboard got it right, but then fucked up some other details:

Wilco Soars Into 'Blue Sky' In May

"We Can Make It Better" and "Is That the Thanks I Get" are the same song, as are "Sky Blue Sky" and "Lullaby for Rafters and Dreams" - and that hasn't been played live by the full band yet. Only Tweedy solo.

Speaking of which. . .

I'll be at this show tonight. Can't wait. :)

Damn. WAY TOO long between albums. :up:

Hopefully this time Tweedy will focus just on the songs and not inserting 11 minute noise interludes in just to appear artsy.

I will agree, that's the track I always skip when playing Ghost, pointless wankery -- and one of the things that makes it a "B" album instead of an "A" like Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. (But the awesome Live CD made up for that some)

From the new songs that I have heard, the new album will be just as great as anything they've done yet. I am a strong A Ghost is Born supporter and find it's appeal more and more with every listen, unlike YHF which tires after time. Though it didn't flow as well YHF, the tracks are classic and stand alone excellent as individuals amongst their entire catalog (I think this was proven with Kicking Television).

Yes, this is Wilco's first album as a sextet lineup including Nels Cline.

Nothing new to report on the new album, I'm afraid (other than that "The Thanks I Get" apparently won't be on it), but http://wilcoworld.net/ will be webcasting Tweedy's solo show from Charlottesville, Virginia, tonight at 9 PM Eastern.

I heard some of the new songs at his show last Saturday at the Alabama Theater. Great Show. Be Patient With Me is a great song and it will be one of Wilco's better songs if its on the new album. He played another new song called Wait Up but I don't really remember it.

Lullaby for Rafters and Dreams (This song contains a lyric where they got the name Sky Blue Sky).
Walken - Great rockin' song, they played it live when I saw them last Fall.
Impossible Germany - Great AGIBish song.

Those are my thee favorites

"Wait Up" is an old Uncle Tupelo song. -smile-

Only new songs he played in Tulsa were "Be Patient with Me" and "The Thanks I Get" (after which he said probably wouldn't be on the record).

This site has a bunch of the new tracks that they've been playing live over the last year or so.

My favorite new track, by far, is "Impossible Germany," and I like "Side with the Seeds" quite a bit as well.

Wilco unveil new album tracklisting

01. Either Way
02. You Are My Face
03. Impossible Germany
04. Sky Blue Sky
05. Side with the Seeds
06. Shake It Off
07. Please Be Patient with Me
08. Hate It Here
09. Leave Me (Like You Found Me)
10. Walken
11. What Light
12. On and On and On

I wonder if Sky Blue Sky is another name for Lullabys for Rafters and Dreams. That song contains a lyrics with the album title.

That link just made my night - "What Light" is an incredible song. Can't wait for this record and for a tour. I can't believe it's been almost 5 years since I've last seen them live.

cheers,

-the Jesus

The cover art:

http://smartley3.wilcoworld.net/prom...bluesky_lo.jpg

That is beautiful.

that's a gorgeous album cover. where did you find that? i'm having trouble finding that image let alone a larger version of it.

It's on a promo materials page on Wilco's website:

http://smartley3.wilcoworld.net/promo/

I found this interesting--the original photo was voted best overall photo in the 2005 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. It's a peregrine falcon chasing a flock of European starlings.

More here.

Has anyone seen the promo for MHD channel that has a bunch of crows flying? Amazing in HD. The cover reminds me of that.

Studio cuts of "Either Way," "You Are My Face," and "Walken" have leaked.

I haven't heard anything Wilco's done since YHF (just got tired of them) but these are decent tracks. Seems closer to Summerteeth than the direction they were heading in with Yankee and apparently Ghost.

To me, they'll never come close to topping Being There but I may end up checking out this new album simply because of how long it's been since I listened to the band.

Wilco's website will be having a "listening party" for the new album (in it's entirety) starting at 10:00 Central this evening.

http://smartley3.wilcoworld.net/sbs/

I know where I'll be tonight, alright. . .