July 16, 2019 For Immediate Release
Wilco Return With Ode to Joy, New Album Out October 4th via dBpm Records
Listen to Lead Single, “Love Is Everywhere (Beware)”
North American Fall Tour On Sale Now
Photo Credit: Annabel Mehran
Wilco return with Ode to Joy, out October 4th via dBpm Records. Ode to Joy comes three-plus years after the release of the “world-weary, wheezy – and wonderfully warm” (The Guardian) Schmilco, and encourages the act of finding joy in a dark political climate. The album presents a unique rhythm track and a minimalist instrumentation, with lyrics at once observant, hopeful, morbid, tolerant, and abstract. “Love is Everywhere (Beware),” the album’s extrospective lead single, is an upbeat, guitar-driven track that explores the dual joy and threat of a community focused on love. Jeff Tweedy discusses it below.
"There MUST be more love than hate. Right?! I’m not always positive we can be so sure. In any case, I’m starting to feel like being confident in that equation isn’t always the best motivation for me to be my best self - it can kind of let me off the hook a little bit when I think I should be striving to contribute more love outside of my comfortable sphere of family and friends.
So. . . I guess the song is sort of a warning to myself that YES, Love IS EVERYWHERE, but also BEWARE! I can’t let that feeling absolve me of my duty to create more."
Following his two solo albums, WARM and WARMER, and memoir, Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back), Tweedy gathered Wilco to The Loft in Chicago. While all six members of the band can be heard on every song, Tweedy and Glenn Kotche were the launching pad from which most of the songs on Ode to Joy materialized - Kotche’s percussion propels the music forward while Tweedy’s measured words flesh out the cleared paths. As a result, the album is comprised of “really big, big folk songs, these monolithic, brutal structures that these delicate feelings are hung on,” as described by Tweedy. Across the entire album, drums pound and plod with a steady one–two pulse, meant to mimic the movement of marching—a powerful act utilized on both sides of the authoritarian wall. There’s also a sense of comfort that comes with the rhythmic marching sound.
Whether our joy is measured by sparks felt when clutching old sweaters to our chests, by the number of tiny digital hearts earned from a shared photograph, by a guitar solo or a drumbeat or a piece of cotton on a stick in your ear, or by something even greater, Wilco wants to sincerely remind us to wear that feeling loud and proud. This is Ode to Joy: pick it up, hold it tight.
Ode to Joy is available for pre-order now. The album will be available in a variety of formats - compact disc, standard black vinyl, limited edition color custom vinyl, and a special deluxe LP book, designed by long-time Wilco collaborator Lawrence Azerrad. Wilco will tour Europe and North America surrounding the album’s release. All shows are listed below and tickets are available for purchase here.
Listen to “Love Is Everywhere (Beware)” - https://youtu.be/VamTQr4kcKA
Pre-order Ode to Joy - https://wilcoworld.net/otj
Ode to Joy Tracklist: 1.Bright Leaves 2. Before Us 3. One and a Half Stars 4. Quiet Amplifier 5. Everyone Hides 6. White Wooden Cross 7. Citizens 8. We Were Lucky 9. Love Is Everywhere (Beware) 10. Hold Me Anyway 11. An Empty Corner
Wilco Tour Dates: Wed. Sept. 4 - Trondheim, NO @ Tapperiet & Fri. Sept. 6 - Stavanger, NO @ Stavanger Konserthus Zetlitz & Sat. Sept. 7 - Bergen, NO @ USF Verftet & Sun. Sept. 8 - Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene & Tue. Sept. 10 - Copenhagen, DK @ Den Gra Hal & Thu. Sept. 12 - Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom & Fri. Sept. 13 - Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria & Sat. Sept. 14 - Hamburg, DE @ Elbphilharmonie - SOLD OUT Sun. Sept. 15 - Warsaw, PL @ Progresja & Wed. Sept. 18 - Zürich, CH @ Volkshaus * Thu. Sept. 19 - Milan, IT @ Fabrique * Fri. Sept. 20 - Padova, IT @ Gran Teatro Geox * Sun. Sept. 22 - Paris, FR @ Le Trianon * Mon. Sept. 23 - Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg Grote Zaal * Tue. Sept. 24 - Antwerp, BE @ De Roma * - SOLD OUT Thu. Sept. 26 - Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands * Fri. Sept. 27 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall * Sat. Sept. 28 - London, UK @ Eventim Apollo * Tue. Oct. 8 - Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage (w/ special guest Lord Huron) Thu. Oct. 10 - Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre Fri. Oct. 11 - Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre Sat. Oct. 12 - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall - SOLD OUT Sun. Oct. 13 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel - SOLD OUT Tue. Oct. 15 - Washington, DC @ The Anthem Wed. Oct. 16 - Cary, NC @ Koka Booth Amphitheatre Fri. Oct. 18 - Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park Sat. Oct. 19 - Birmingham, AL @ Alabama Theatre Sun. Oct. 20 - Nashville, TN @ Grand Ole Opry House Tue. Oct. 22 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom - SOLD OUT Wed. Oct. 23 - Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at the Toyota Music Factory Fri. Oct. 25 - Houston, TX @ Revention Music Center Sat. Oct. 26 - Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater - SOLD OUT Sun. Oct. 27 - Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater - SOLD OUT Mon. Nov. 4 - Grand Rapids @ 20 Monroe Live Tue. Nov. 5 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Hill Auditorium Wed. Nov. 6 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Heinz Hall Fri. Nov. 8 - Charlottesville, VA @ Sprint Pavilion Sat. Nov. 9 - Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre Sun. Nov. 10 - Columbus, OH @ Palace Theatre Tue. Nov. 12 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Murat Theatre Wed. Nov. 13 - Louisville, KY @ The Louisville Palace Thu. Nov. 14 - St. Louis, MO @ Fabulous Fox Theatre Fri. Nov. 15 - Cedar Rapids, IA @ Paramount Theatre Sun. Nov. 17 - Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland Tue. Nov. 19 - Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom Wed. Nov. 20 - Omaha, NE @ Orpheum Theatre Sat. Jan. 18 - Tue. Jan. 21 - Riviera Maya, MX @ Hard Rock Hotel
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