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9.0
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Uncut
Cousin is deliciously weird and intoxicatingly angular, but it still sounds like a Wilco album. Print edition only
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9.0
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Northern Transmissions
With their latest record, Wilco continue to demonstrate why making music is important, and why doing it in new and interesting ways is what makes them great
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9.0
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Clash
‘Cousin’ is the perfect entry point for those who have inexplicably escaped the shadow of the Wilco’s influence to date. Showcasing all they do best it is also unique enough to stand as one of their finest moments
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8.5
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Under The Radar
A complex and clever album; on its surface a collection of enveloping melodies and gently moving sounds, but on close inspection and repeated listens, revealing itself to be a purposely contradictory, quietly inventive creature
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8.0
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Sputnik Music (staff)
It’s a wonderful feeling when an old favorite is still in a groove and pumping out quality music after so many years. Here’s hoping that there’s decades more in the tank
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8.0
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God Is In The TV
While the album may not be their best, it proves they can still pack a creative punch after almost 30 years of consistently innovative songwriting
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8.0
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Record Collector
Most impressive are Sunlight Ends and A Bowl And A Pudding, moments of experimental beauty at the core of a constantly surprising album
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8.0
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Loud And Quiet
The material is unfailingly strong: only the title track’s murkily agitated post-punk twitching fails to fully engage, and the open-eared, explorative spirit of the outcomes belie that this is an alt-rock institution who are about to celebrate their 30th anniversary next year
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8.0
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Rolling Stone
It’s the first Wilco set since the ‘00s to use an outside producer, and it shows, in the best possible way
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8.0
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The Irish Times
Wilco’s 13th album reveals the full splendour of both Jeff Tweedy’s lyrics and the band’s exquisite musicianship
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8.0
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The Guardian
Jeff Tweedy and co’s 13th album bears a close family resemblance to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but with Cate Le Bon in the producer’s chair, it has an appealing wash of left-field weirdness and its lyrics express an older man’s anxieties
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8.0
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Mojo
Clever, involving, vital addition to one of the strongest discographies of the last 30 years. Print edition only
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8.0
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Exclaim
If last year's Cruel Country was a nod to their country roots, then Cousin is a departure from those origins in favour of new sonic shores
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8.0
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All Music
Cousin is a powerful, affecting work that once again shows how many great things Wilco can do - and how well they respond to the right kind of creative direction
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7.5
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Beats Per Minute
Cousin is dense with insecurity, sharp riffs, and profound reflections on one’s relationship with both the self and the world
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7.1
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Pitchfork
With help from producer Cate Le Bon, the Chicago band’s 13th album flickers to life on several songs that hint at the controlled chaos of their bygone experimental era
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7.0
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PopMatters
Wilco can stand out from the roots-informed indie pack, but Cousin shows they are content to go with the flow even as they get back to experimentalism
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7.0
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Slant Magazine
Working with an outside producer for the first time in years, the band nudges their sound in new directions
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6.8
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Paste Magazine
Despite sublime moments, the band’s 13th LP is underwhelming
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