Loose Fur - Loose Fur

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Music Review: Good Album. Minimal Collaboration
Rating: 4 Stars

If you've heard anything by any of these gentlemen, you know by now that Tweedy, O'Rourke, and Kotche are talented musicians in their own rights. However, there really isn't anything on Loose Fur that Wilco and O'Rourke fans haven't heard before. Except maybe for the fact that Tweedy is "back in the saddle again." In fact, Loose Fur sounds pretty much exactly like what you'd expect. The opening track, "Laminated Cats" leans toward the Yankee Hotel Foxtrot sessions and begs comparison to Radiohead's "I Might Be Wrong," while "Elegant Transaction" is all O'Rourke in scope. It permeates the album with homage to anything on Insignificance or Eureka. For this reason alone, Loose Fur seems a little "insignificant" and somewhat forced. I'm not speaking of the music itself, because each song is respectively great. However, I find myself wondering why this collaboration was formed other than to make an album that would expand O'Rourke's already endless catalogue even further. Regardless of my assumption, the material that's been produced here is pleasantly received.

"So Long" is the stand-alone track due to the fact that on the surface it has the least aesthetic appeal. About half way through the song, the noisy guitar antics begin to fade, and we're left with what seems to be one of the only two true collaborative moments. "You Were Wrong" follows behind "So Long," and is signature Wilco from beginning to end. Why this song wasn't on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is beyond me. The true gem here, however, is the final track, "Chinese Apple." It's the only song that actually sounds exactly like O'Rourke and Wilco combined. It resonates with pure harmony, and proves that this is a collaboration that truly works for something better. I guess the best things are saved for last.

So, if reading this review still leaves you in question as to what Lucifer, I mean, Loose Fur sounds like as a band, simply refer to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Insignificance, and Eureka. It's really impossible to put it any other way. Going by what these guys have produced in the past, it's almost hard to say anything negative about the music itself. The only question that truly remains is, "Why collaborate on something you can do yourself?"

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Alternative Rock CDs

• Music > Styles
• Pop
• Rock