Wilco: Sunken Treasure

Grammy Award winning Wilco rose from the ashes of one of the most respected alt-country groups of the 1990s Uncle Tupelo to emerge as a celebrated (and far more popular) act in their own right. Led by frontman Jeff Tweedy Wilco have evolved from a country-rock band into an eclectic indie-rock collective that touches on many eras and genres in their music: 70s rock country Beach Boys-style pop noise-rock and folk. As a result no two Wilco albums sound the same. This biography looks at Jeff Tweedys early life in Illinois before starting Uncle Tupelo with Jay Farrar and an examination of their four albums. The media attention about Wilcos fourth album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and the controversy surrounding it. After the recording sessions were complete their record label rejected the album and dismissed Wilco from the label. Yet it became their most successful album to date. An analysis of all their studio albums including their latest - The Whole Love which was released in September 2011. How Wilcos music has been inspired by a wide variety of artists and styles including Bill Fay and Television and has in turn influenced music by a number of modern alternative rock acts.