I woke up from sleeping late this afternoon and immediately downloaded Headache by Frank Black. I have the Headache EP in a box somewhere, but I wasn’t going to wait to go and dig it out. I always forget how utterly genius that song is. In fact, it might be one of the best songs he’s ever written.
Of course, Wilco just released Sky Blue Sky, which is a must have. Wilco is, in my opinion, one of the best bands of the last 10 years (whatever their line-up), and I think Jeff Tweedy will be remembered as one of the premier song writers of his generation, and certainly the most influential in alternative country. Of particular note from the album is, for me, Impossible Germany and On And On And On.