{"product_id":"wilco-cruel-country-2lp","title":"Wilco - Cruel Country [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCruel Country–Wilco’s universally-acclaimed 12th studio album will be available for the first time on vinyl and in a standard retail CD format via dBpm Records on January 20th. The double-disc packages are comprised of 21 Country Music inspired tracks, recorded at the band’s Chicago studio–The Loft. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released in May 2022 (digital only) and in a limited “pre-release” CD edition for the June RSD drop, lead tracks “Falling Apart (Right Now)” and “Tired Of Taking It Out On You” have already become staples on non-commercial, public and AAA radio. Cruel Country songs and graphics have been featured throughout the band’s June European tour and August\/September\/October North American tour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new music video for “A Lifetime To Find” will be released in conjunction with the pre-order announcement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBandleader Jeff Tweedy has commented a length on the concept and recording process of Cruel Country in numerous podcasts, online interviews and print articles:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“There have been elements of Country Music in everything we’ve ever done. We’ve never been particularly comfortable with accepting that definition, the idea that I was making Country Music. But now, having been around the block a few times, we’re finding it exhilarating to free ourselves within the form, and embrace the simple limitation of calling the music we’re making Country.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJon Pareles in The New York Times wrote: “Wilco makes an understated magnum opus. Its tone is naturalistic and understated; the album was recorded largely with Wilco playing live in the studio as a six-man band, quietly savoring the chance to make music together after pandemic isolation.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJon Dolan in Rolling Stone wrote: “Their latest is a beautifully rootsy album with a broken sense of patriotic concern.” ****\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTagged in multiple publications’ mid-summer Best of Albums of 2022 (so far) Lists including\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVariety, Rolling Stone, Spin, Uproxx and Paste.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Am My Mother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCruel Country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmbulance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Empty Condor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonight's The Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll Across The World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDarkness Is Cheap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBird Without A Tail \/ Base Of My Skull\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTired Of Taking It Out On You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Universe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany Worlds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHearts Hard To Find\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFalling Apart (Right Now)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease Be Wrong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStory To Tell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Lifetime To Find\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry Song Upside-Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMystery Binds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSad Kind Of Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Plains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 051497336790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dbpm Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.20.23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dbpm Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218282332386,"sku":"59198","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0533\/0298\/4864\/files\/4147145-2902780.jpg?v=1765917971","url":"https:\/\/southmetromusic.com\/products\/wilco-cruel-country-2lp","provider":"South Metro Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}