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Op Verzoek.

Jeff Tweedy might carry the name recognition, but the rest of his band-on-the-side carries the mail on the fourth release from this Midwest all-star group. Though the Wilco leader teams with the Jayhawks' Gary Louris on a pair of nimble pop songs--the elegantly strummed "Listen Joe" and Kinks cover "Strangers"--it's Louris who's clearly at the head of the class with self-assured vocals ("Another Fine Day," "Think About Yourself"), lush harmonies ("Long Time Ago") and those unmistakable guitar leads ("Frying Pan Eyes"). Soul Asylum guitarist Dan Murphy's obligatory rocker "Hurricane" is a high point, as is the album's lead track "You Make It Easy," which has Kraig Johnson warbling over a thumping piano lead and chunky fuzz guitar. But most welcome among the 15 songs are two contributions from Louris's fellow Jayhawk Marc Perlman: the refreshing "Corvette" and "Cure for This," a '60s-speckled pop song sung by Muni Loco, the wife of producer Paco Loco and the first female to grace a recording by Golden Smog.  



Verenigde Staten
Country / Rock
Label: Lost Highway



1. You Make It Easy
 2. Another Fine Day
 3. 5-22-02
 4. Long Time Ago
 5. Corvette
 6. Beautiful Mind
 7. Listen Joe
 8. Cure For This
 9. Hurricane
 10. Strangers
 11. Frying Pan Eyes
 12. Gone
 13. Never Felt Before
 14. I Can
 15. Think About Yourself