![]() Instead, what it does is risk turning people away from a delicate record by creating difficult noise on the opening track.īut, with the caveat in place that we are all doing what we can in difficult times, and that “that guy” is unavoidable for us all, Jeff Tweedy and his family have produced a sweet, caring, tender record which is a result of modern times, but not about them. Apparently played through a broken Echoplex pedal and nicknamed “that guy”, seemingly the intention of the solo was to alert the listener to ‘the hand of what lies outside the room’. Some tracks pass by largely unnoticed and, in order to access the rest of the album, the listener does have to endure one of the worst guitar solos ever towards the end of opening track ‘Love Is The King’. That said, were this not a ‘lockdown album’, it could easily be dismissed. This is an album about a wife and a mother, written by her husband and two sons. Tenderness and intimacy suffuse this track, and Wilco give the song all the fragility of a difficult heart-to-heart talk. ![]() What makes this so touching is that Tweedy’s two sons were so heavily involved in the writing and recording process. 'Please Be Patient With Me' is one of the saddest songs in the Wilco canon Tweedy sings sweetly to his lover, acknowledging his many faults while asking for another chance. ![]() Not generic, pop-star hot pink love but the intensely specific love of a man singing about his wife – this is perhaps most noticeable on ‘Even I Can See’ – “ If I may have your attention please / I’ll tell you about my wife and what she means to me” and ‘Guess Again’ – “ And if you think that’s the best thing I’ll ever do, Guess again, It’s you”. Lyrically, the record ranges from the sublime – “ every day’s a bad day lately” – to the ridiculous – “ the sun came up, like a piece of toast” – but never strays too far from a central premise – that whilst things are going crazy outside, we need to rely on what we have and be there for each other – “ when you need me, I’ll be there”. With that knowledge, Love Is The King is unlocked. No longer is it the arrogant strutting of a selfish frontman, it is now the tender introspection of a man and his two sons, looking inward at a time when the outer world has gone mad. Through that prism, the album takes on a whole new form. Forced to return home following the cancellation of Wilco’s North American tour, Jeff Tweedy and his two sons bunkered down and set themselves a task – write a song a day until they had an album. The latter becomes clear when you learn a little about how Love is The King came to be. Track listing Single CD Įd O'Brien, Johnny Marr, Liam Finn, Neil FinnĪ film with the same name, which was made during the 20-day studio production and includes footage from a live performance in Auckland, had its world premiere on Februat the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.There are two ways of listening to this album – one as a stand alone solo record, the latest in a long line of such breakaway releases by lead singers which are broadly fine but mostly serve to highlight why the band they front is so important to them. but obviously the fact that we did do it so fast is probably representative of New Zealand because we were all really relaxed and were having a lot of fun. Not many people could have done that, and Neil is one and maybe (Paul) McCartney would be the other guy who could maybe do something like that. First of all he owns a studio that has three functioning rooms in it with all the stuff. It was wonderful, Neil was amazing there are not many guys who can oversee a project like that. ![]() I think he got introduced to through his kids and. Neil Finn came to us backstage when we were playing in Chicago in 2008 and he had just had the idea of doing another 7 Worlds Collide and invited us soon after that. Wilco's involvement Īccording to Wilco bassist John Stirratt, in an interview with NZPA: The album was produced by Jim Scott and Neil Finn with additional production by Neil Baldock and is available as a single CD or as a double CD edition, it was also released on Vinyl LP. Contributors to the project include 7 Worlds Collide's 2001 alumni Johnny Marr, Ed O'Brien, Sebastian Steinberg, Phil Selway, Lisa Germano, Tim Finn and Liam Finn as well as Don McGlashan, Bic Runga, Glenn Richards, KT Tunstall and Wilco members Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Glenn Kotche and Pat Sansone. The album was recorded at Finn's Roundhead Studios and is a follow up to the 7 Worlds Collide live album of 2001. The Sun Came Out is a charity studio album released on 31 August 2009 by 7 Worlds Collide, a musical project of New Zealand singer/songwriter Neil Finn for the benefit of Oxfam. December 2008, Roundhead Studios, Auckland, New Zealand
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