Cruel Country
by Wilco
  • Record Label: dBpm
  • Release Date: May 27, 2022
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
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  1. Beats Per Minute
    May 31, 2022
    58
    At heart, it’s all too modest, too fatigued, too lacking in ambition and attitude.

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#83 Best Album of 2022
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#72 Most Discussed Album of 2022

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. ExiledRoyal
    May 30, 2022
    10
    In a world where music is streamed, shuffled, hardly ever played from beginning to end, I really hope this album breaks that mold. It'sIn a world where music is streamed, shuffled, hardly ever played from beginning to end, I really hope this album breaks that mold. It's sensitive, undemanding, but really life-affirming and gorgeous to hear.… Full Review »
  2. Vsenese
    May 27, 2022
    10
    Brilliant...Tweedy is amongst the best songwriters of his generation and I'm still locked in to what he and this band has to say no matterBrilliant...Tweedy is amongst the best songwriters of his generation and I'm still locked in to what he and this band has to say no matter what kind of music it's put to. The fact that it's mellow is foolish to deny the great musicianship going on in these songs...It's a double album so the scope is big but, I've been listening for a few days and it just gets better and better...Bravo Wilco… Full Review »
  3. jayman69
    May 27, 2022
    9
    Just saw Wilco perform the full album live at Solid Sound. I've listened a few times with the advance copy sent out by the band, but hearingJust saw Wilco perform the full album live at Solid Sound. I've listened a few times with the advance copy sent out by the band, but hearing it live so soon felt glorious!!! A great new double album, with so many future standouts for concerts to come!! Lots of toe tappin, and many Tweedy introspective moments that deal with post pandemic urgency to focus on hope and peace within. Please sit down and give this a listen. Twice. Then again. The band hasn't sounded this great since Sky Blue Sky.... which is my favorite Wilco album front to back. Embrace this Americana tales and free yourself and look up at the sky.....… Full Review »
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