Jeff Tweedy – Together At Last (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Jeff Tweedy – Together At Last (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 38:28 minutes | 360 MB | Genre: Acoustic, Folk Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © dBpm Records

Together At Last is a new album by songwriter and guitarist Jeff Tweedy. It features the Wilco bandleader performing eleven of his own songs, culled from the Wilco catalog as well as from side-projects Loose Fur and Golden Smog, in a solo acoustic setting. Recorded at Tweedy’s Chicago recording studio The Loft, Together At Last showcases Tweedy’s accomplished and intricate guitar playing and his expressive, plaintive voice, and while audiences have experienced Tweedy live onstage as a solo performer for years, this is the first studio recording of its kind for the acclaimed musician.

Jeff Tweedy’s band Wilco have become synonymous with experimentalism and sonic adventures. However, this first instalment in a planned series of acoustic sessions continues the more stripped-down trajectory which began with 2014 solo debut, Sukierae. This time, Tweedy revisits his own labyrinthine back catalogue for 11 songs spanning occasional projects Loose Fur and Golden Smog as well as Wilco. Delivering them with just guitar and harmonica, Neil Young style, really exposes their vivid imagery and inner beauty. Laminated Cat is completely transformed from a bluesy jam into a wistful gem in which Tweedy sings of “love left over from lovers leaving” and books that are “not worth reading”. Tweedy also finds more intimate delights in Muzzle of Bees and In a Future Age. The unplugged format can get samey, but his delicate guitar playing is a joy and Via Chicago’s presumably metaphorical opening line, “I dreamed about killing you again last night”, never sounded more lovely.

Tracklist:

1-01. Jeff Tweedy – Via Chicago (05:06)
1-02. Jeff Tweedy – Laminated Cat (03:49)
1-03. Jeff Tweedy – Lost Love (02:28)
1-04. Jeff Tweedy – Muzzle Of Bees (03:49)
1-05. Jeff Tweedy – Ashes Of American Flags (03:45)
1-06. Jeff Tweedy – Dawned On Me (02:52)
1-07. Jeff Tweedy – In A Future Age (02:52)
1-08. Jeff Tweedy – I Am Trying To Break Your Heart (03:40)
1-09. Jeff Tweedy – Hummingbird (03:17)
1-10. Jeff Tweedy – I’m Always In Love (03:31)
1-11. Jeff Tweedy – Sky Blue Sky (03:13)

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