Cousin Unknown live and with as few

live and with as few takes as possible in order to capture a sense of authenticity

have a myriad of friends from all corners of the globe to call upon with former Defeater drummer Andy Reitz agreeing to lay down drum tracks on the album

you can be anything

and has become the group's most successful posthumous release

Cousin Unknown live and with as fewWilcos thirteenth studio album, Cousin, was recorded in the bands legendary Chicago studio, The Loft, over a period of two years. The ten new tracks are written by band leader Jeff Tweedy and feature musical performances by the long time line up of Nels Cline, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, John Stirratt, Pat Sansone and, of course, Tweedy on lead vocals. After a short detour back into their country influenced roots via last years Cruel Country