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Wilco performing ‘War On War’ live on Letterman back in the day

As fans ready themselves for the release of Wilco’s ‘The Whole Love’ on Sept 26th, the band have unveiled a new video for the song ‘Born Alone’ from the forthcoming album

US alternates Wilco have released the tracklisting for ‘The Whole Love‘, their forthcoming eighth studio effort.

The 12-track album will be released on September 26th in the UK and has been produced entirely by the band in their own studios.

NPR Music, together with Seattle’s KEXP and partner public radio stations from around the country, is bringing the soundtrack to this weekend’s barbeque by live webcasting and broadcasting three days of music from the 10th annual Sasquatch! Music Festival in Quincy, Washington. From May 28-30, NPR Music is teaming up with member stations KEXP, KUT Austin, OPB Portland and The Current from Minnesota Public Radio, to offer dozens of full sets from acts playing the sold-out Festival’s four stages, including Bright Eyes, Death Cab for Cutie (whose new album is previewing now at NPR Music’s “First Listen”), Deerhunter, Foo Fighters, Flying Lotus, J Mascis, Major Lazer, Old 97’s, Robyn, Smith Westerns, Surfer Blood, The Thermals, Twin Shadow, Washed Out and Wilco.

Wilco have finally pressed ahead with plans to form their own record label, and will now release all their future material through the new dBpm Records, the band announced today.

After re-starting the Plastic Ono Band in New York earlier this year for a show that included the likes of Eric Clapton, Paul Simon and Bette Midler, Yoko Ono is now set to play two new dates in Los Angeles in October which will feature a new collection of special guests.

Uncut magazine revealed its long list for the second anual Uncut Music Award today (September 23) .The prize is to reward the “most inspiring and rewarding musical experience” of the past year.

A full list of the 25 albums from the past year which made the magazine’s cut this year are listed below

Following peers and pros are all on this year’s judging panel :Uncut editor, Allan Jones, UMA 2008 winner Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, Billy Bragg, folk singer Rachel Unthank, Absolute Radio DJ Christian O’Connell, BBC creative head of music entertainment Mark Cooper, Stiff Records founder Dave Robinson plus broadcasters Mark Radcliffe, Bob Harris and Danny Kelly.