
I think many can agree with me on this one, when I say that my favorite song on this record is Wilco (the song). It has the POP and POW of Wilco's earlier material, and at the same time, let's you know that if you're down in the dumps, "Wilco loves you (baby)".
Now, You and I, that's something else completely. The collaboration with our favorite indie pop singer Lesley Feist. Yeah, I bet you read that sentence twice. Glorious, isn't it? Savor that sentence while you can. But very unexpected. An indie pop superstar with a unique, whispery voice, part of experimental rock band Broken Social Scene, singing with Jeff Tweedy, a sort-of alt. country singer. But like anything, they go together like PB & J. Not the band. Although, they go well together too, come to think of it. So no matter what kind of music you like, you'll always find yourself swinging your head back & forth to this sweet and solemn duet.
Then, of course, there's the can't-beat-the-feelin'... feeling, of Sonny Feeling. Especially the chorus, that sticks in your head like gum on hair. Other songs like Solitaire, I'll Fight, and Everlasting Everything just don't match up, and when listening to Wilco (the album), i tend to find myself skipping over these.
To wrap it up, Wilco have managed to once again, write some really good tunes, but in general, place average, 2-dimensional alt-country-ness over unique, 3-dimensional, meaningful songs. And I hate to say it, but my expectations for Wilco these days have sagged. But if they release a new album, in a future age, I supposed there is always fresh hope.

-Julian
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