The release of this summer’s Wilco (The Album) saw the band’s highest first week sales to date, which is the fruit of years of touring and fostering one of the most loyal fanbases in music. "It’s encouraging given our history with labels ... On the other hand, when you’re following a bus in Chicago with the Wilco album on the front of it, sort of staring you in the face, it’s strangely off-putting." “I think some of it could be explained by the blogosphere, with opinions and everything being more at arm’s length,” Stirratt explained when asked about their more recent chart success. Full Article at Michigan Daily