Wilco – Summerteeth (1999/2014) [HDTracks 24bit/192kHz]

In 1994, singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy formed Wilco with three of his band mates following the break-up of alt-country pioneers Uncle Tupelo. Daring in its own right, Summerteeth foreshadows the even more experimental work to come on the band’s Nonesuch debute, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

Jeff Tweedy once blazed the trail for the American rock underground’s embrace of its country and folk roots, but as the decade drew to a close he also began spearheading the return of classic pop; simply put, what once were fiddles on Wilco records became violins — the same instrument, to be sure, but viewed with a radical shift in perception and meaning. While lacking the sheer breadth and ambition of the previous Being There, Summer Teeth is the most focused Wilco effort yet, honing the lessons of the last record to forge a majestic pop sound almost completely devoid of alt-country elements. The lush string arrangements and gorgeous harmonies of tracks like “She’s a Jar” and “Pieholden Suite” suggest nothing less than a landlocked Brian Wilson, while more straightforward rockers like the opening “I Can’t Stand It” bear the influence of everything from R&B to psychedelia. Still, for all of the superficial warmth and beauty of the record’s arrangements, Tweedy’s songs are perhaps his darkest and most haunting to date, bleak domestic dramas informed by recurring themes of alienation, adultery, and abuse — even the sunniest melodies mask moments of devastating power. If Summer Teeth has a precedent, it’s peak-era Band; the album not only possesses a similar pastoral sensibility, but like Robbie Robertson and company before them, Wilco seems directly connected to a kind of American musical consciousness, not only rejuvenating our collective creative mythology, but adding new chapters to the legend with each successive record.

Tracklist:
01 – Can’t Stand It
02 – She’s A Jar
03 – A Shot In The Arm
04 – We’re Just Friends
05 – I’m Always In Love
06 – Nothing’severgonnastandinmyway (Again)
07 – Pieholden Suite
08 – How To Fight Loneliness
09 – Via Chicago
10 – ELT
11 – My Darling
12 – When You Wake Up Feeling Old
13 – Summer Teeth
14 – In A Future Age
15 – 23 Seconds Of Silence
16 – Candyfloss
17 – A Shot In The Arm (Remix Version)

Personnel:
Jeff Tweedy – vocals (1-14), electric guitar (1, 9), backing vocals (1, 2, 10, 11), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 6-9, 11-14), harmonica (2), 12-string guitar (3), synthesizers (3, 9), baritone guitar (5), claps (6), bass guitar (7), tambourine (7), toy harp (12), bowed and tremolo guitars (14)
Jay Bennett – piano (1, 3-9, 11, 13, 14), keyboards (1-3, 5-8, 10-13), bells (1, 13), percussion (1), backing vocals (1, 2, 4-8, 10-14), electric guitar (2, 10, 11, 13), tambourine (2, 6, 7, 9-11), lap steel (3, 13), synthesizers (3, 7, 10), drums (3, 5), Farfisa (4), bass drum (4), bass guitar (5), baritone guitar (6, 11), e-bow guitar (6, 11), claps (6, 11), banjo (7, 9), organ (9, 14), Moog (9), slide bass (11), tiple (12)
John Stirratt – bass guitar (1-3, 6-14), backing vocals (4-8, 11-13), piano (5)
Ken Coomer – drums (1, 2, 5-14), timpani (3)
Leroy Bach – piano (12)
Dave Crawford – trumpet (7)
Mark Greenberg – vibraphone (11)
David Campbell — String arrangements (1)
Mitch Easter, Chris Grainger, Larry Greenhill, Mike Hagler, Russ Long, David Trumfio – engineers
David Kahne, Jim Scott – mixing
Mike Scotella – mixing assistant
Steve Chadie – assistant engineer

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