The band are in the final stretch on the new record, which they're calling "Sky Blue Sky". It's scheduled for worldwide release (Nonesuch Records) on 15 May. Some of the 18+ plus tracks recorded and being considered for inclusion are "Impossible Germany", "Shake it Off", "Glad it's Over", "Side with the Seeds", "Walken" and "Either Way". Watch this space for more updates and maybe even some music soon(ish). Oh, and per the press release, it's the first studio record with the sextet lineup that was heard on the 2-cd live set Kicking Television.

http://wilcoworld.net/news/index.php

i think it will be good. the last one, which i forget the name of at the moment, was alright. i think it was more of an experiment than an album though and jeff tweedy was too messed up to do it properly.

Ooooh, a release to be EXCITED about. Finally.

Direct from Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, Maine... here's the tracklisting, as of now, for Sky Blue Sky - which those of you who pay attention to such things know is coming out on Nonesuch on May 15.

Either Way
You Are My Face
Impossible Germany
Sky Blue Sky
Side with the Seeds
Shake it Off
Please Be Patient With Me
Hate it Here
Leave Me (Like You Found Me)
Walken
What Light
On and On and On

APR-16 BRISBANE THE TIVOLI
APR-18 MELBOURNE THE PALAIS THEATRE
APR-19 MELBOURNE THE PALAIS THEATRE
APR-21 SYDNEY ENMORE THEATRE
APR-22 PERTH METROPOLIS FREMANTLE

MAY-19 SOMERSET, ENGLAND ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES
MAY-20 LONDON, ENGLAND SHEPHERD'S BUSH
MAY-23 COLOGNE, GERMANY LIVE MUSIC HALL
MAY-24 BERLIN, GERMANY KESSELHAUS
MAY-25 HAMBURG, GERMANY GROSSE FREIHEIT
MAY-26 DRESDEN, GERMANY ALTER SCHLACHTHOF
MAY-28 STUTTGART, GERMANY LONGHORN
MAY-29 PARIS, FRANCE BATACLAN
MAY-30 GENT, BELGIUM DE VOORUIT
MAY 31 AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND PARADISO
JUN-02 BARCELONA, SPAIN PRIMAVERA SOUND
JUN-14 thru 17 MANCHESTER, TN BONNAROO