No Room For Squares Session 24 – Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)

Part three of our “American Songbook Summer”: after Obomsawin’s fusion of Americana and indigenous music and Sydnor’s jazz influenced hymns, we conclude our journey into the US musical tradition with bang!

Wilco’s masterpiece literally builds bridges between alt-country and indie rock, Lennon/McCartney influences matched with psychedelia, pop and experimentation. Everything put together with a sensibility that can be traced back to the Pet Sounds era Brian Wilson.

Discover (or re-discover!) with us the many musical and emotional layers of the record and immerse yourself in Tweedys intense lyrics:

Jesus, don’t cry
You can rely on me, honey
You can combine anything you want

I’ll be around
You were right about the stars
Each one is a setting sun

Tall buildings shake
Voices escape singing sad sad songs
Tuned to chords strung down your cheeks
Bitter melodies turning your orbit around

✨The bar opens at 6:30 PM / The needle drops at 8:30 PM sharp.
✨ We ask for silent listening during the length of the main record.
✨ Come early and/or stay late for a chat and a drink!