Cousin CD

Wilcorsquos thirteenth studio album, Cousin, was recorded in the bandrsquos legendary Chicago studio ndash The Loft ndash over a period of two years The ten new tracks are written by band leader Jeff Tweedy, and feature musical performances by the long time lineup of Nels Cline, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, John Stirratt, Pat Sansone and, of course, Tweedy on lead vocals. After a short detour back into their country influenced roots via last yearrsquos Cruel Country double album, Cousin sees Wilco back in their more familiar progressive and experimental rock territory. Tweedyrsquos singular songwriting voice is in full evidence, with lyrics weaving across a variety of topics ndash from the iconoclastic to the introspective. Adding a unique and new element to the recording process was the attachment of Welsh singersongwriter Cate Le Bon to the project as producer ndash the first time an outsider has been actively involved in a Wilco recording session for over ten years. Le Bon brought her unique musical perspective to the bandrsquos trademark sound and provided them with an inspiring new challenge to push their musical boundaries.