Wilco, beloved indie-rock band, released an unannounced album for free online on Thursday night. (Yet more evidence of the magical powers of Beyonce, who paved the way with surprise album releases).
Star Wars: a new Wilco album featuring 11 original songs is available now. Free to download at http://t.co/fCTwKatIc4 pic.twitter.com/qZBKXOJ6WE
— WILCO (@Wilco) July 16, 2015
The 11-song “Star Wars” record is the first since 2011’s “The Whole Love,” and their ninth studio album. The comilation “Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994 – 2014” was released last year.
“Star Wars” is available as a free download for a limited time for those who sign up for a newsletter on the band’s website. It will be released in physical formats including CD and vinyl at a later date.
The surprise release comes a day before Wilco performs at the Pitchfork Music Festival in the band’s hometown of Chicago.
Wilco features the prolific musician Jeff Tweedy, guitarist Nels Cline, bassist John Stirratt, multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone, keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen, and drummer Glenn Kotche. After vaulting to fame with 2002’s “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot,” the band has toured tirelessly and picked up several awards. In addition to their work as a band, which brought them worldwide acclaim, many of the members are involved in other musical projects as well.
But it has been far too long since a new offering from the full band. But the guys made up for it with this one:
Free + Star Wars + cat album art = You cannot lose.
Download the album “Star Wars” from Wilco here… While you can!
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