- country, rock, alternative rock, electronic
- 68 min
- 12 tracks
- Nonesuch
A Ghost Is Born is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Wilco, released on June 22, 2004, by Nonesuch Records. It features singer Jeff Tweedy on lead guitar more than any previous Wilco album. The band streamed the album online free, and offered a five-song EP to purchasers.
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Character-led, spare, grave and contemporary.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
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Metacritic 81/100
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3.5/4 ★
- NME6/10
- Pitchfork6.6/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- SpinB
- The Village VoiceB−
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Tracks
- 1At Least That’s What You Said5:36
- 2Hell Is Chrome4:42
- 3Spiders (Kidsmoke)10:50
- 4Muzzle of Bees5:00
- 5Hummingbird3:16
- 6Handshake Drugs6:11
- 7Wishful Thinking4:46
- 8Company in My Back3:50
- 9I’m a Wheel2:42
- 10Theologians3:41
- 11Less Than You Think15:06
- 12The Late Greats2:31
12 tracks, 68 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Wilco
- Label
- Nonesuch
- Released
- 2004
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Enhanced CD
- Country
- CA
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