Music Review

Another Fine Day (2006)

Golden Smog

Reviewed by Clark Collis | Jul 17, 2006

Clark Collis

Clark Collis is a senior writer for EW

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Details Release Date: Jul 18, 2006; Lead Performance: Golden Smog; Genre: Rock

$SMOG ALERT It\'s Another Fine Day for fans of solid songwriting, courtesy of this long-gone Wilco-Jayhawks-Soul Asylum amalgam Golden Smog$

Image credit: Golden Smog: Marina Chavez

SMOG ALERT It's Another Fine Day for fans of solid songwriting, courtesy of this long-gone Wilco-Jayhawks-Soul Asylum amalgam

Another Fine Day, the first album in eight years by alt-country supergroup Golden Smog — which includes Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and the Jayhawks' Gary Louris, among others — doesn't sound very country at all. That's not surprising, since over the past decade both Wilco and the Jayhawks have weeded out some of their rootsier inclinations. But while Golden Smog's attachment to country may have waned, their commitment to fine songwriting has only strengthened, as proven by the brass-backed ''5-22-02,'' their cover of the Kinks' ''Strangers,'' and the garage rock of ''Hurricane,'' a contribution from Soul Asylum guitarist Dan Murphy.

Originally posted Jul 14, 2006 Published in issue #887 Jul 21, 2006 Order article reprints

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