Music Capsule Review

Down With Wilco (2003)

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Release Date: Feb 25, 2003; Lead Performance: The Minus 5

By David Browne

David Browne

David Browne is EW's music critic and author of ''Dream Brother: The Lives & Music of Jeff & Tim Buckley'' (HarperCollins)

Remember when pop meant august ''Hey Jude'' pianos, frilly harmonies, and nothing close to rapping? Indie-rock vet Scott McCaughey of the ad hoc Minus 5 does, and he's got the ditties to prove it. With backup from Wilco, R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, and others, McCaughey indulges in this set of rueful ersatz bubble-gum. Hardly essential, but very cute -- and more fun than Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

Posted Feb 28, 2003

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