Cruel Country by Wilco

Cruel Country, Wilco's twelfth album, came out on dBpm Records on May 27, 2022, and it's a homecoming of sorts: a double album on which the Chicago band finally lets its country leanings run the whole show. That's a long way from the experimental detours of later years, and a nod back to the Uncle Tupelo roots the band grew from in 1994.

The lineup is the one that's held steady since 2004: Jeff Tweedy singing and playing guitar, John Stirratt on bass, Nels Cline on guitar, multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone, Mikael Jorgensen on keyboards and Glenn Kotche on drums. "Falling Apart (Right Now)" and "Tired of Taking It Out on You" were the singles, and the whole thing moves at an unhurried, back-porch pace. Critics were full of praise, and it opened at number 190 on the Billboard 200.

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