Star Wars (Wilco album)

Star Wars
A painting of a white cat and roses
Studio album by
Wilco
ReleasedJuly 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)
Genre
Length33:47
LabeldBpm
Producer
Wilco chronology
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions
(2012) 		Star Wars
(2015) 		Schmilco
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[3]
Metacritic83/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The A.V. ClubB+[6]
Chicago Tribune[7]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[8]
The Guardian[9]
The Independent[10]
Mojo[11]
Pitchfork7.7/10[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
Spin7/10[14]

Star Wars is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Wilco. It was self-released for free on July 16, 2015, through wilcoworld.net.[15][16] It is the second Wilco album that was released on their own label dBpm. A CD version of the album was released on August 21 and a vinyl version was released on October 13.[16] The album emerged from Wilco recording sessions at The Loft that also resulted in their 2016 album Schmilco.[17]

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  2. ^ "Wilco release free 'Star Wars' album". The Daily Telegraph. July 17, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "Star Wars by Wilco reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Reviews for Star Wars by Wilco". Metacritic. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  5. ^ Deming, Mark. "Star Wars – Wilco". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  6. ^ Zaleski, Annie (July 20, 2015). "Wilco's Star Wars is a roughhewn, fuzzed-out blast". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  7. ^ Kot, Greg (July 16, 2015). "Wilco's new 'Star Wars' out for free". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  8. ^ Anderson, Kyle (July 29, 2015). "'Star Wars' by Wilco: EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  9. ^ Simpson, Dave (July 17, 2015). "Wilco: Star Wars first listen review – an absolute blast". The Guardian. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  10. ^ Gill, Andy (July 17, 2015). "Wilco, Star Wars – album review: Jeff Tweedy throws down the gauntlet with a radical take on Americana". The Independent. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  11. ^ Nelson, Chris (July 21, 2015). "Wilco – Star Wars". Mojo. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  12. ^ Cohen, Ian (July 23, 2015). "Wilco: Star Wars". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  13. ^ Dolan, Jon (July 24, 2015). "Star Wars". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  14. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (July 16, 2015). "Review: Wilco Do Without Trying on 'Star Wars'". Spin. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  15. ^ "Wilco on Facebook: "Star Wars: a new Wilco album featuring 11 original songs is available now. Free to download at wilcoworld.net"". Facebook. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  16. ^ a b Buchanan, Molly (July 16, 2015). "Wilco Drop Surprise New Album Star Wars For Free". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  17. ^ Modell, Josh. "Wilco goes quiet". Music. Retrieved 2018-11-13.