John Stirratt

Alternative Rock Country and/or Western 

ALBUMS: Wilco Loves Its Country

May 31, 2022May 30, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Chicago, Cruel Country, dBpm Records, Glenn Kotche, John Stirratt, Mikal Jorgensen, Nels Cline, Pat Sansone, Wilco

This 12th LP is the Chicago band’s most poignant since Sky Blue Sky

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Rock 

It’s Hot In The Poor Places Tonight: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot at 20

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2002, Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy, Jim O'Rourke, John Stirratt, Nonesuch Records, Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Looking back on a 21st Century rock classic upon its expansion as a massive deluxe box set

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western North Americana 

Wandering Dreamers: Wilco’s ‘Being There’ at 25

November 16, 2021April 3, 2022 Jason Scott 0 Comments 1996, 25th Anniversary, Being There, Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Outtasite (Outta Mind), Wilco

A quarter century later, Wilco’s second album resonates even brighter

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western Electronic Indie Rock Rock 

Playing Kiss Covers Beautiful and Stoned: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot at 20

September 18, 2021April 3, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2001, Glenn Kotche, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy, Jim O'Rourke, John Stirratt, Nonesuch Records, Reprise Records, Stop Smiling, Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

I’ve got reservations about so many things, but not about my appreciation for Wilco’s complicated 2001 milestone

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New Wave North Americana Power Pop 

Perfect Teeth

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1999, A Shot In The Arm, Box sets, Can't Stand It, Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Rhino, She's A Jar, Summerteeth, Wilco

An expanded version of Summerteeth explores Wilco’s shifting stance

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western North Americana 

Dropped To The Sun Alone: Wilco’s A.M. At 25

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Zachary Corsa 3 Comments 1995, AM, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Sire, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco

The largely forgotten and much-maligned debut LP from the Chicagoland heroes was not everyone’s cuppa back in 1995

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