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9.1
89869
9.1 |
Consequence Of Sound
Even the record’s calmest songs have tiny sonic details that gnaw at the lobes of the ears and brain
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9.1
89900
9.1 |
A.V. Club
Schmilco is Wilco’s most musically simple and emotionally resonant record in a decade, gorgeously naked and efficient
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9.0
89850
9.0 |
Uncut
Stripped back but unnervingly intense. Print edition only
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8.7
89853
8.7 |
AU Review
Continues Wilco’s run of excellent form and stands up against the band’s formidable back-catalogue
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8.3
89879
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Unpretentious, unassuming, and crucially, good music
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8.2
90176
8.2 |
Earbuddy
If Wilco decided to go out now, after 20 years, at least they said goodbye
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8.0
90104
8.0 |
The Guardian
If its title didn’t give the game away, here lies irony and disillusionment; a slow, mellow exploration of the middle ground between introverted and cantankerous
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8.0
89940
8.0 |
The Observer
Listen more carefully to Jeff Tweedy’s lyrics and there’s a bitterness that’s at odds with the gentle instrumentation
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8.0
89943
8.0 |
The FT
Loping basslines, murmured vocals and atmospheric guitar interplay give the album a loose, responsive quality
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8.0
89984
8.0 |
The Music
Jeff Tweedy is still ruminating on what's going on
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8.0
89881
8.0 |
NOW
More than any Wilco record before, Schmilco dwells on the fact that life is funny but also heavy as hell
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8.0
89891
8.0 |
Exclaim
A moving, disquieting experience, sweetness and fear mingling together as the summer fades into autumn
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8.0
89893
8.0 |
The Independent
In stark contrast to the questing experimentalism of last year’s free download album Star Wars, the music on Wilco Schmilco seems diffident and restrained, mostly built around the folk-rock strummings of Jeff Tweedy’s acoustic guitar, with minimal embellishments
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8.0
89854
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
Tweedy's songwriting has achieved previously unheard dimensions of clarity and emotionality
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8.0
89855
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
There are a few too many tunes that struggle to make a lasting impression
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8.0
89851
8.0 |
Q
Great melodies will pull floating voters back in. Print edition only
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8.0
89852
8.0 |
Mojo
Schmilko isn't a double album, but it could be the separated acoustic twin of last year's Star Wars. Print edition only
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8.0
89871
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
It seems like, two decades in, they’re knowingly recording the type of instant back catalogue albums that future completists will discover and cherish another twenty years from now
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7.8
89995
7.8 |
Paste Magazine
Schmilco feels like aging gracefully. Schmilco will love you
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7.0
89969
7.0 |
PopMatters
On their tenth studio album, Wilco dial down the noise but remain compelling, edgy and tuneful
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7.0
90092
7.0 |
Under The Radar
Ten albums and more than 20 years into their career, Wilco are still making great music
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7.0
89877
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Wilco are at their best when they subvert their conservative impulses
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7.0
89902
7.0 |
All Music
It speaks volumes about Wilco that they could make two albums so different within such a short space of time, and both times giving us music that sounds like no one else
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7.0
89908
7.0 |
Pitchfork
They’ve always been low-key, but they’ve rarely sounded so joyful about it
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6.5
89917
6.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Schmilco’s intimacy is refreshing
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6.0
90850
6.0 |
State
It’s immensely pleasing to see Wilco continue to deliver solid LPs bursting with good ideas, even if not all of them are fully realised
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6.0
89997
6.0 |
DIY
With ‘Schmilco’, Wilco are getting funnier, more surprising and more interesting
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6.0
90013
6.0 |
Evening Standard
A welcome minor addition to a mighty back catalogue
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4.0
89862
4.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Fucking hell, Wilco
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3.0
89975
3.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
It all feels in service of the new 9-to-5 ethos of Wilco: a day job, just like the rest
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