Wilco's Jeff Tweedy discusses why he can't wait to reunite with his bandmates at Solid Sound Festival this month, and teases new material from the group
; and toured the world as a solo act. “I mean, I have a good time playing by myself, just like everybody else in the band does,” he says. “But I’ve definitely missed the sound of those six people onstage. It’s like getting to hang out with my closest friends again.”
Any new songs heard at Solid Sound, of course, will raise hopes for a fresh Wilco album, which would be the band’s first since 2016’s laid-back. “We’ve been getting together to do some studio recording,” Tweedy says coyly. “You’ll be hearing about that pretty soon.” The lineup for this year’s Solid Sound features a typically tasty assortment of folk, rock, jazz, rap and noise acts, including Courtney Barnett, the Feelies , Tortoise,, Clipping., Jonathan Richman and more, plus comedians like John Hodgman and Aparna Nancherla.
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