Wilco

‘A reminder that life has to be lived’: the lyrics that got us through 2023

A new Youth Music survey said that 93% of young people use lyrics as a therapeutic tool for mental health. Our writers share the lines they kept close this year

Ella Creamer, Elle Hunt , Tim Jonze, Lucy Knight, Rebecca Liu, Sasha Mistlin, Laura Snapes and Imogen Tilden

30, Nov, 2023 @10:16 AM

Wilco: Cousin review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

Jeff Tweedy and co’s 13th album bears a close family resemblance to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but with Cate Le Bon in the producer’s chair, it has an appealing wash of left-field weirdness and its lyrics express an older man’s anxieties

Alexis Petridis

28, Sep, 2023 @11:00 AM

End of the Road festival review – all killer no filler in a truly magical setting

Wilco and Future Islands share the same zealous audiences as newcomers Fat Dog and the Last Dinner Party in a carefully curated weekend of constant surprises

Daniel Dylan Wray

04, Sep, 2023 @12:20 PM

Wilco review – guitar fireworks fused with complex emotions

The still-startling sonics of Jeff Tweedy and his Chicago survivors keeps them sharp-edged as they return to their Americana roots

Kitty Empire

02, Sep, 2023 @1:00 PM

Wilco review – venerated band remain startlingly brilliant alt-rock greats

Jeff Tweedy is initially a little distant with his devoted audience, but the chemistry between the group soon ignites

Michael Hann

31, Aug, 2023 @9:52 AM

The truth about loyalty cards: discounts, data collection and the very best deals

Shoppers could save 50p to £10 for every £100 spent with these money-saving schemes. But are they always worth handing over your personal details?

Hilary Osborne

26, Jul, 2023 @9:00 AM

The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach on losing Richard Swift at 41: ‘He was just fun! Then, when he wasn’t, it was very dark’

As indie supergroup the Arcs release the last album they recorded together, Auerbach and Leon Michels of the El Michels Affair recall their late bandmate’s verve, spirit – and troubled inner life

Laura Barton

26, Jan, 2023 @4:00 PM

‘She was so casual about her genius’: musicians on Low’s Mimi Parker

Steve Albini, Robert Plant, Geoff Barrow and more pay tribute to the vocalist and drummer, who has died aged 55

Guardian music

08, Nov, 2022 @4:57 PM

Wilco: Cruel Country review – Jeff Tweedy’s state of the nation address

The band return to their alt country roots – and live takes – with a double album full of worldly wisdom

Kitty Empire

29, May, 2022 @8:00 AM

'A bullet lodged in the door': shots fired at Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy's home

The son of the Chicago-based Grammy-winning musician says he does not believe the family were deliberately targeted

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

28, Nov, 2019 @9:28 AM

Wilco: Ode to Joy review – yet another winning set

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Phil Mongredien

06, Oct, 2019 @4:30 AM

Wilco: Ode to Joy review

Stripped back it may be, but Wilco’s 11th album combines expressive lyrics about change with big singalong choruses