Wilco @ Barrowlands, 16 Sep

 

Last Year saw Wilco (the band) release Wilco (the album) to typically effusive acclaim. I wonder if even Jeff Tweedy gets tired of being so good sometimes, there’s just no surprise anymore when they drop a new record. Despite the danger they may teeter off the edge of indie soft-rock into the cess-pit of adult contemporary pop, they possess a certain resilience to commercial appeal, and until that day we must claim them as our own. This a rare enough chance to see a band that would usually prefer to drop in on London on the way to Europe than brave the cold. Plus support comes from one Philip Selway. [Oisín Kealy]