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  | &lt;span class=&quot;byline&quot;&gt;Christopher Jarrett&lt;/span&gt;
  
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      &lt;p&gt;Wilco refuses to resign itself to irrelevancy. Some critics have labeled the band washed up or have given the band the ugly title of &ldquo;dad rock.&rdquo; However, the group&rsquo;s latest album, &lt;em&gt;The Whole Love&lt;/em&gt;, revives its stagnant sonic attributes and dismisses its dreadful previous effort, &lt;em&gt;Wilco (the album)&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The experimental &ldquo;Art of Almost&rdquo; starts off the album with a bang. It struts a kraut-rock groove similar to previous jams &ldquo;Bull Black Nova&rdquo; and &ldquo;Spiders,&rdquo; but lacks their biting, grinding edge. Yet, as the track&rsquo;s glitch appeal begins to wear off, Nels Cline, Wilco&rsquo;s lead guitarist, hints at one of his premier guitar solos. It slowly builds, and his eventual feature is reminiscent of &ldquo;Impossible Germany&rdquo; and &ldquo;At Least That&rsquo;s What You Said.&rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Characteristic of the band&rsquo;s recent albums, this collection of tracks does not break any new frontiers in music. However, there is a sense throughout the tracks of exasperation, of the subdued dissatisfaction and unrequited love that defined Wil...&lt;/p&gt;

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