Guardian Music — (V2) It's not always a good sign when a band (or their producer) invite special guests to join in on a recording or add overdubs later, and what we have here is a brave, mostly impressive no-nonsense acoustic set that includes a batch of unnecessary ... more info

Stereogum — Here, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy unfurls a cut from Wilco’s forthcoming The Whole Love at St. Louis’s Peabody Opera House, a short jaunt from his hometown Belleville, IL. Check out the St. Louis Magazine-produced, pared-down performance below. (v... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The latest album from the Malian blues-rock ensemble features guest spots from members of Wilco and TV on the Radio. Hear Tassili in its entirety below. Tinariwen's new album, Tassili, comes out August 30. Read more » more info

ContactMusic — Rockers Wilco have come up with a novel way to celebrate their new album - one lucky fan will pick up a customised bicycle with the record. The group, led by singer/songwriter Jeff Tweedy, has had a bike refurbished and they've arranged for it to be ... more info

Guardian Music — The first single from the Canadian singer's fourth album, Metals, is a slow-burning, jazzy numberIt's been four years since Feist's commercial breakthrough with her third album, The Reminder, a relatively low-key LP that was sent stratospheric when s... more info

NME — The restored 1955 set of wheels will be won with an album pre-order more info

Altsounds — Jeff Tweedy fronting Deerhoof? You might be surprised just how natural the voice of Wilco sounds amidst the eccentric, swirling chaos of the Deerhoofian musical universe. The Wilco-Deerhoof connection goes back a long way. They toured the midwest... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are going on sale at noon for the 2nd Wilco/Nick Lowe show at Rumsey Playfield aka Central Park Summerstage. Tickets are going on sale at noon for both Jens Lekman shows taking place at Music Hall of Williamsburg.... more info

DrownedInSound — Single of the Week! Wilco - ‘I Might’ (DBPM / ANTI) I am not a Wilco superfan, but I count ‘Hell Is Chrome’ amongst one of my favourite favourites, it has exploding piano that sounds like a heavily medicated Ben Folds, and even its sup... more info