Reviews4 stars out of 5 -- "'Wilco (the song)' and 'Sonny Feeling' have that punchy mix of Big Star powerpop, faint Stones raunch and rock classicism...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Wilco continue to reign in their experimental fuzz, focusing more on pretty melodies, upbeat toe-tappers and sweet acoustic numbers for their seventh full-length.", Ranked #39 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2009" -- "Wilco now chart a compelling middle course that makes thorny sentiments go down deceptively easy.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Bull Black Nova,' something of a 'Spiders' retooling, is pleasingly motorik...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "A triumph of determined simplicitiy....What is most striking about the restraint here is the elegance and defiance packed inside.", "There's a lucidity to the sound and a sense of mix-and-match variety that haven't been heard since YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT...", "The album is full of thoughtful, artfully crafted lyrics wrapped in memorable hooks that should stand the test of time.", "WILCO, the band's seventh studio effort, treats verse-chorus-verse basics like holy truths....And it's fantastic.", "Windows-down anthemic pop like 'You Never Know' sits alongside the tense, textural rocker 'One Wing' and the dark, pulsating murder-escape drama 'Bull Black Nova.'"
Additional InformationEnergetic, retro-sounding album that builds and expands upon the tight, focused, song-based approach of SKY BLUE SKY.