Wilco Eyeing Spring '09 For New Album

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Wilco Talk Release Date and New Album
Published 8/18/2008 by Jason Tate at AbsolutePunk.net - News
... Wilco hopes to release a new album in the Spring of 2009. From the ArticleTweedy told WAMC he's going through a phase where he "kinda hate[s]" all of Wilco's six prior albums, because "none of them are a statement that I would be comfortable making right now at this point in my life. They all served their purpose, and in that respect I'm proud of all of them. ...

Wilco Plan Spring ‘09 Release For More-Sculpted New Album
Published 8/18/2008 by Daniel Kreps at Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
... Wilco are eyeing a Spring 2009 release for their next album, Jeff Tweedy told an Albany, New York radio station. Whereas their last album Sky Blue Sky was recorded under almost jam-session circumstances, Tweedy says the band will “allow ourselves a little bit more leeway in terms of sculpting the sound in the studio and doing overdubs and using the studio as another instrument. Last time around, it was more of a document.” Wilco are already performing a pair of new songs live: “One Wing,” which is reportedly reminiscent of Sky ...

Wilco LP7 On The Way
Published 8/18/2008 by Stereogum at Stereogum
... ." Now comes word that a follow-up to the wonderful Sky Blue Sky should be out by spring. Jeff Tweedy offered this progress report to Albany radio station WAMC. Via Billboard : Tweedy says he expects Wilco will "allow ourselves a little bit more leeway in terms of sculpting the sound in the studio and doing overdubs and using the studio as another instrument. Last time around, it was more of a document." Tweedy told WAMC he's going through a phase where he "kinda hate[s]" all of Wilco's six prior albums, because "none of them are a statement that I would be comfortable ...

Bloc Party to Release Surprise Album + More
Published 8/19/2008 by Ashley Iasimone at Spinner.com
[image] Bloc Party will release surprise album, which will be available in two days. 'Intimacy' can be downloaded on August 21, though physical copies won't be in stores until October. Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy announced that the band is looking to release their follow-up to last year's 'Sky Blue Sky' in Spring 2009. Jack White , the Edge , and Jimmy Page are all featured in a film about guitarists called 'It Might Get Loud.' The documentary will premiere at next month's Toronto Film Festival. My Morning Jacket have a ...

Wilco, Death Cab for Cutie to Open for Neil Young
Published 8/19/2008 by Paul Thompson at Pitchfork Media - Today
... In related news, a recent Billboard.com report suggests Wilco is shooting for a spring release for their follow-up to the sorta Youngian ...

Early buzz: Cho, Chiklis, 'Watchmen' and more
Published 8/19/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
... first episode of Margaret Cho 's The Cho Show online. - VIBE.com is holding a tournament to determine the best rapper alive. - The CW isn't offering screeners of the first episode of 90210 . This isn't a good sign. - Could The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last a whopping three hours ? - Here's a list of webcomics you should be reading. - The Chicago Tribune has a chat with The Shield 's MIchael Chiklis . - We may get a new Wilco album in the spring of 2009. - Fred Durst wants to be taken seriously as a ...

Wilco: New Wilco album due out next Spring
Published 8/19/2008 at Prefix
... in that respect I'm proud of all of them. He then elaborated: "But as something that feels artistically in keeping with who I am today, I think that they are inevitably going to fall short of that as time goes on. I mean, they just don't continue to mean the same things to me, and a new record is kind of where it's at."Tweedy s sick of the old records, so he ll make a new, more meaningful one. Take from that what you will-- either way, Wilco s seventh album is due out next spring. [ Billboard ]

New Wilco album in 2009 by stacy
Published 8/21/2008 at Hickory Wind
... This shouldn't come as a surprise, really, considering all the new songs played at shows lately and the fact that, heck, it's about time ... but Wilco has plans to release a new album in 2009. And, also not surprisingly, this Wilco album will be different, according to Billboard's chat with frontman Jeff Tweedy. Tweedy "kinda hate[s]" the previous Wilco albums now, he says, so this one is aimed at being "where it's at," with the "it" being the band and its members' mindset, right now. Stay tuned. ...