“The Wilco frontman proves capable of breaking hearts with an acoustic guitar”
“On his first ever collection of original solo songs—a companion piece to his recent memoir—the Wilco leader uncovers himself like never before.”
“The Wilco frontman's latest explores anxiety over music that can recall his most country-influenced work”
“Jeff Tweedy's WARM is a set of deceptively simple songs with alluring hidden depths”
“In his new memoir Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back), Jeff Tweedy describes the songs on his first proper solo album of original material as “some of the most direct, personal and autobiographical that I’ve ever written.” That’s quite a statement from a guy who has spent the past 25 or so years working out his innermost feelings through music. Still, the 11 tunes on WARM do feel less oblique than much ”
“When most frontmen go acoustic, it’s either a cheap shot at a solo career, a misguided attempt to indulge an inner Nick Drake that doesn’t exist or a kiss-off to the bassist who shagged his girlfriend. For Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, though, it’s a lure of nature. His literate alt-rock songs have always shot folk-like threads of connection and empathy through the hearts of his worshipful fanbase, and Ame”
