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From Wilco’s Facebook<\/strong> page:<\/p>\n “Why release an album this way and why make it free? Well, the biggest reason, and I’m not sure we even need any others, is that it felt like it would be fun. What’s more fun than a surprise?\u201d Star Wars<\/strong>: a new Wilco album featuring 11 original songs is available now. Free to download here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Star Wars<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Track Listing:<\/strong> Credits:<\/strong> All songs written by Jeff Tweedy except \u201cTaste The Ceiling\u201d by Jeff Tweedy and Scott McCaughey, \u201cYou Satellite\u201d by Jeff Tweedy, Glenn Kotche and Nels Cline and \u201cMagnetized\u201d by Jeff Tweedy and Mikael Jorgensen.<\/p>\n Easthampton, MA \u2013 July 17, 2015 \u2014 The Chicago band Wilco has digitally released a new album,\u00a0Star Wars<\/em>, through its own dBpm Records. The album was made available last night after Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy revealed news of its existence during a live interview with Pitchfork at Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Wilco headlines the Pitchfork Music Festival tonight in Chicago.<\/p>\n Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0is the Grammy-award winning band\u2019s ninth studio album and its first since 2011\u2019s\u00a0The Whole Love.<\/em>\u00a0The album is available for free download for 30 days via\u00a0wilcoworld.net<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0anti.com<\/a>, as well as through iTunes, Google Play and Amazon Digital. It is also available through traditional streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music and Rdio.<\/p>\n Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0will be available for purchase on CD on August 21 and vinyl on November 27. Pre-order of the physical releases is available now on\u00a0wilcoworld.net<\/a>. Digital downloads remain free until August 13.<\/p>\n Wilco has been a pioneer of pre-releasing albums and making its music available for free since 2001 when the band streamed its breakthrough release\u00a0Yankee Hotel Foxtrot<\/em>. The decision to make\u00a0Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0available quickly and for free continues to see the band exploring new ways to release its music and reach its fans, while keeping the album release process fun and interesting to its members.<\/p>\n “Why release an album this way and why make it free? Well, the biggest reason, and I’m not sure we even need any others, is that it felt like it would be fun,\u201d Tweedy said. \u201cWhat’s more fun than a surprise? Enough of this 20th anniversary already, here’s something fresh.\u201d<\/p>\n The new album was recorded at the band\u2019s Chicago loft and features 11 original Wilco-penned tunes. Wilco is currently celebrating its 20th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary, and its label dBpm has recently released two anniversary-related collections:\u00a0Alpha Mike Foxtrot<\/em>, a box set of rarities and\u00a0What\u2019s Your 20?<\/em>, a compilation of studio tracks from the band\u2019s first eight albums.<\/p>\n \u201cWe’ve been feeling very fortunate lately being reminded of how long we’ve been able to do this,\u201d Tweedy said. \u201cWe believe one of the primary reasons for our good fortune has been our audiences reaction to our impulse to be heard and our habit of erring on the side of that desire to override financial ambition. Not that we don’t enjoy getting paid. We do. But this is a recommitment to the idea that music is more important to our lives. Art is more worthy of our striving. And fun is more sustaining than cash. It’s not intended to be a comment on the music business, just one band\u2019s wish to give our fans a jolt of joy: a fun surprise. In that spirit we hope you will accept this gift and if not, well, maybe next time.\u201d<\/p>\n See Wilco headline tonight at the Picthfork Music Festival<\/a>!<\/p>\n
\n– Jeff Tweedy<\/p>\n
\n1. EKG
\n2. More\u2026
\n3. Random Name Generator
\n4. The Joke Explained
\n5. You Satellite
\n6. Taste the Ceiling
\n7. Pickled Ginger
\n8. Where Do I Begin
\n9. Cold Slope
\n10. King Of You
\n11. Magnetized<\/p>\n
\nProduced by Jeff Tweedy with Tom Schick
\nRecorded at The Loft in Chicago, IL
\nEngineered and mixed by Tom Schick with Jeff Tweedy
\nAssistant Engineer and studio manager: Mark Greenberg
\nMastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME
\n\u201cTaste The Ceiling\u201d features Scott McCaughey on Mellotron and Piano
\nAdditional percussion by Spencer Tweedy<\/p>\n