TimmyB Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Sweet.www.billboard.comWilco Soars Into 'Blue Sky' In MayJanuary 18, 2007, 4:45 PM ETJonathan Cohen, N.Y.Wilco's new album, "Sky Blue Sky," will arrive May 15 via Nonesuch, frontman Jeff Tweedy said on stage last night (Jan. 17) during a solo show in Nashville. Among the new songs Tweedy has been playing are the title track and "We Can Make It Better."As a full band, Wilco has also previewed the tracks "Is That the Thanks I Get," "Lullaby for Rafters and Dreams," "On and On and On" and "Walken" in the past year."I think people may have an idea in their head about what it will sound like, but it's going to be different than that," Wilco bassist John Stirratt told Billboard.com in November. "Jeff had a lot of creative fire. And also, the way we recorded was so cool because a lot of the arrangements just grew right there with everybody sitting around. I'm over the moon about it. I think it will be a really beautiful record. It's a great time to be in Wilco.""Sky Blue Sky" is the follow-up to 2004's "A Ghost Is Born," which has sold 346,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.Tweedy's solo run continues through Jan. 31 in Charlottesville, Va. The lone Wilco live dates on tap at present are three mid-April shows in Australia: April 16 in Brisbane, April 18 in Melbourne and April 21 in Sydney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 See alsohttp://www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=9790Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 I'm presuming Walken is inspired by Christopher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottieking Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Sweet.I'm over the moon about it. I think it will be a really beautiful record. It's a great time to be in Wilco.""Jay Bennett is crying himself to sleep every night to this day. I swear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Every time I see 'I Am Trying To Break Your Heart' I feel bad for him for about a week afterwards.. Poor guy. Was it for the better, musically, you think? I'm not familiar enough with Wilco's sound to say myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 I thought the first album without him was a step backwards but that live album Kicking Television was awesome and didn't miss him at all.I'm stoked to hear some new tunes from this band that I have been pushing on my friends since the mid 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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