Wilco have announced a new EP called Hot Sun Cool Shroud, and plan to release it in time for the Solid Sound festival, their recurring event at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, Massachusetts. The EP is released digitally on June 28 via dBpm Records. festival-goers can purchase a unique white vinyl pressing in person and design their own cover using artist-copying ink stamps Kathleen Ryanhis plans. Check out the EP's tracklist and an example of the artwork below.
“It's fun to release something new on Solid Sound,” said Jeff Tweedy. “This year we're releasing an EP with a summer after dark feel. It starts out quite warm, like daytime heat, has some instruments that are a bit choppy and uncomfortable, and ends with a cool breeze. There are pieces Hot Sun Cool Shroud that are more aggressive and angular than anything we've put out in a while, and a love song that melts you like ice cream in a puddle of sugar soup. All the pieces of summer, including cicadas.”
The Solid Sound 2024 lineup includes Wilco, Wednesday, Ratboys, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Soul Glo, Water From Your Eyes, Iris DeMent and more. Along with these musical performances, Solid Sound will also feature live performance by Hrishikesh Hirway. The song Exploder podcast, John Hodgman's Comedy Cabaret, live painting by Steve Keene and pop-up interviews.
In support of their 2023 album, Cousin, Wilco will be touring this summer, with Leah Senior, Cut Worms and Katie Cruel opening select dates. The band also recently shared a cover of David Bowie's “Space Oddity” in honor of the late artist's 77th birthday.
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Hot Sun Cool Shroud ER:
01 Hot sun
02 Livid
03 Ice cream
04 Annihilation
05 Inside the Bell Bones
06 Say You Love Me
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