Tuesday, April 19, 2005

More Like the Moon

Back in the day, after buying the Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album, I was rewarded by the band with a bonus EP available to download from their website with proof of purchase. Not only did this make me feel better about my original purchase of the CD, which I already was quite fond of, but I was doubly rewarded by the fact that the EP was also damn good. I would even go so far as to say that I like a few of the songs better than those on the YHF album. Anyhow, now the EP in question is available as a free download for anyone, whether they bought the album or not, on the Wilco Website. If you go here, you can download the whole thing, multiple versions of the cover art and all.

These are arguably the two standout tracks from the EP. The first is my favourite of the bunch, and sounds a lot like its namesake in a good way. I find myself listening to it quite often, even these many years later. The second is also quite good, and is in the same downtempo folk vein as the first but with more instruments and a guitar solo that I actually don't hate (which is rare).

Wilco - Bob Dylan’s 49th Beard

Wilco - More Like the Moon