ITunes Session (Wilco)
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| iTunes Session | ||||
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| Box set by Wilco | ||||
| Released | January 24, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Studio | The Loft, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Indie Rock | |||
| Length | 29:56 | |||
| Label | dBpm | |||
| Wilco chronology | ||||
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iTunes Session is a 2012 EP by American indie rock band Wilco. The album was released on January 24, 2012, exclusively on the iTunes Store.[1] It features 5 songs from their 2011 album The Whole Love, two songs from two other albums of theirs, and a cover of "Cruel to Be Kind", by Nick Lowe, featuring Lowe on vocals.
Reception
[edit]Writing for Pitchfork Magazine, Stephen Deusner says "An eight-song iTunes Session EP hardly seems conducive to taking in the full scope of a band's career, especially when the tracklist primarily comprises songs from the most recent album", saying "this new release unearths a track from Wilco's 1995 debut, A.M., which suggests they're getting back to the business of being a pop band. They aren't curtailing their experimental urges so much as they're putting more emphasis on tight songs they'd want to play and you'd want to hear in a semi-live setting." Later, he says "For those of us who prefer Wilco's pop songs over their avant-garde numbers, this is a strong, short set, emphasizing buoyant momentum over digressive din." [2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Jeff Tweedy, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dawned on Me" | 3:46 | |
| 2. | "Born Alone" | 4:09 | |
| 3. | "I Might" | 3:57 | |
| 4. | "Black Moon" | 3:47 | |
| 5. | "Whole Love" | 3:57 | |
| 6. | "War on War" | 3:18 | |
| 7. | "Passenger Side" | 3:36 | |
| 8. | "Cruel to Be Kind" | Nick Lowe | 3:26 |
| Total length: | 29:56 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Wilco to Release iTunes Session". Pitchfork. January 17, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "iTunes Session". Pitchfork. February 2, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2024.