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Wilco — “They’ve solidified themselves as the greatest American band playing today, possibly of all time”.

Following their self-titled grammy-nominated 2009 album, alt-country icons Wilco return with their eighth studio album The Whole Love released on September 26 through their dBpm Records label. The second single taken from the album is the idiosyncratic rocker “Born Alone”, filmed by
Chicago-based videographer Mark Greenberg. Greenberg, who was on hand during the The Whole Love sessions created the video for the Chicago band as “a super fast-paced scrapbook of the band’s studio loft and the sessions that went into the recording of the new album,” said Greenberg. “For the “Born Alone” video, I wanted to capture as many of the beautiful little details of the loft and all its contents — bits and pieces of the art and the creature comforts that help create their beautiful little hideaway”. Wilco will be touring the UK in late October, culminating in two dates at the Roundhouse in London on the 28th and 29th.

Once again Sweden’s WoW proved to be worthy of its acronym and Webcuts was there to cover all three days. We (re) acquaint ourselves with the likes of Glasvegas, Grizzly Bear, Florence & The Machine, Echo & The Bunnymen, Wilco, Vivian Girls, Bon Iver and My Bloody Valentine, to name but a few.

For the third year in a row the brains behind Way Out West bring us a great mix of interesting newcomers, some acts who are just beginning to find their stride and a couple of absolute legends. On the 14 of August 2009 it is time, once again, for lovers of good music to take over Slottskogen in Gothenburg.

Apparently Tweedy had been saving up his impetuousness for this, Wilco’s seventh album, as his tongue has never been buried so deeply in his cheek.