Rolling Stone (p.80) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] triumph of determined simplicitiy....What is most striking about the restraint here is the elegance and defiance packed inside."

Spin (p.79) - "WILCO, the band's seventh studio effort, treats verse-chorus-verse basics like holy truths....And it's fantastic."

Spin (p.28) - Ranked #39 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2009" -- "Wilco now chart a compelling middle course that makes thorny sentiments go down deceptively easy."

Alternative Press (p.115) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Wilco continue to reign in their experimental fuzz, focusing more on pretty melodies, upbeat toe-tappers and sweet acoustic numbers for their seventh full-length."

Dirty Linen (p.57) - "There's a lucidity to the sound and a sense of mix-and-match variety that haven't been heard since YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT..."

Billboard (p.34) - "Windows-down anthemic pop like 'You Never Know' sits alongside the tense, textural rocker 'One Wing' and the dark, pulsating murder-escape drama 'Bull Black Nova.'"

Paste (magazine) (p.54) - "The album is full of thoughtful, artfully crafted lyrics wrapped in memorable hooks that should stand the test of time."

Record Collector (magazine) (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Bull Black Nova,' something of a 'Spiders' retooling, is pleasingly motorik..."

Uncut (magazine) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Wilco (the song)' and 'Sonny Feeling' have that punchy mix of Big Star powerpop, faint Stones raunch and rock classicism..."