Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Explicit)

Wilco

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Release Date:

13/10/2014

Record Label:

Nonesuch

zdigital What we said: Formed from the ashes of Uncle Tupelo in 1994, it took Wilco eight years and a lot of heartache to convert widespread critical acclaim into mainstream success, finally breaking through with alt-rock masterpiece Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Contending with being dropped by their record label midway through recording, and the acrimonious dismissal of key songwriting partner Jay Bennett, it’s a small miracle it ever got released. But thank God it did. Opener ‘I Am Trying To Break Your Heart’ is a cacophonous clatter of xylophones, discordant pianos, guitar feedback and what sounds like a kettle being struck, all melded into one magnificent opus by Tweedy’s weather-beaten voice. It proves to be a good barometer for the offbeat alt-country to come. From the slow burning ‘Radio Cure’, through the nostalgic exuberance of ‘Heavy Metal Drummer’, to the string-laden beauty of ‘Jesus etc.’, sonic experimentation is combined with a keen melodic nous, to create a truly varied, and always surprising, collection of absolute classics.

Track Number	Track Title	Track Length
1	I Am Trying to Break Your Heart	6:58
2	Kamera	3:30
3	Radio Cure	5:09
4	War on War	3:48
5	Jesus, Etc.	3:51
6	Ashes of American Flags (Explicit)	4:44
7	Heavy Metal Drummer	3:09
8	I'm the Man Who Loves You	3:56
9	Pot Kettle Black	4:01
10	Poor Places	5:15
11	Reservations	7:23