The Record Crate by Alex V. Cook – Wilco, Wanda Jackson and Rain

Were I to carve up my musical interests like a pizza, Wilco would get a pretty big slice. Over the years I’ve complained about and then ravenously devoured the curious toppings. The Whole Love is a bit of an anchovy-pineapple-chorizo pizza kind of album; complex, unlikely, a little overwrought, but ultimately good pizza. Read more…