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Wilco Shares New Song, New Album Details

Wilco shared cover art for the new album, Schmilco, on its web site.
Wilco shared cover art for the new album, Schmilco, on its web site.Courtesy of the Artist

by Robin Hilton

July 19, 2016

When Wilco surprise-dropped last year's Star Wars album, the band said it already had another full-length ready to go. Today they've confirmed that album is called Schmilco (possibly a reference to Harry Nilsson's 1971 release Nilsson Schmilsson) and is due out Sept. 9 on the group's own dBpm Records. Wilco is also sharing a new song from Schmilco called "If I Ever Was A Child."

In announcing Schmilco the band said the new album is mostly acoustic and explores self-identity and public perceptions of Wilco. "I think this record is 'joyously negative'," Tweedy said. "It's sad in a lot of ways but not in any that reach a conclusion of doom or hopelessness. I just had a lot of fun being sour about the things that upset me."

The new album has 12 tracks. Last week the band teased the release with another song called "Locator."