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Wilco returns to experimental tendencies
By Andrew Kaster | October 27Wilco – The Whole Love [dBpm; 2011] Indie Rock/Folk/Alternative Country How refreshing it is to see a band come off of an extremely underwhelming stint of retrogressive “rootsyness” and indulge once again in its more experimental tendencies. How refreshing it was to be left absolutely drooling in awe at the nuanced album opener “Art of Almost,” an epic that somehow circumvents an entire universe of imagination by blending motorik electronics, a jarring string orchestra, faux-tropical bass lines and a tumultuous Neil Young guitar solo – hold the Ritalin.
