If any band's history has come close to truly objectifying irony, it's Wilco's.
The band's 2002 album, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot," was rejected by the label it was signed to, Warner/Reprise (that's "The Man" to you, sucker). Undeterred, frontman Jeff Tweedy and company bought the "Foxtrot" master tapes for a mere $50,000 and brought them to a smaller label. The record was met with a flood of commercial and critical success upon its release, making Wilco the protagonist of a real-life indie-rock fairy tale.
Wilco's sound, a varying mixture of jangly guitars, pop melodies and old pianos, is frequently described as a musical reflection of Americana. Tweedy's voice is rough, yet has an awed quality, as if he's a ten-year-old boy joyously unwrapping an MP3 player, or whatever kids get these days, for Christmas, albeit a ten-year-old boy with a hangover and chain-smoking habit.
Wilco's most recent release, "A Ghost is Born," is a moodier, less-structured album that didn't find as wide an audience as "Foxtrot," but was warmly received nonetheless.
It should be fascinating to see how Wilco's new, noisier direction holds up live, particularly in an intimate venue like Indy's Murat Theatre.
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