The Autumn Defense "Winterlight"

[jaybowcott]

Sky Blue Sky is the best sandwich restaurant in Canada! All the sandwiches are named after wilco songs.. so sweet! If you live in T.O. go meet Chad and enjoy a "How To Fight Loneliness" such a good sandwich hahaha

[AlexMcginty356]

Like a mix of kings of convenience and bombay bicycle club.

[TheAbsoluteJoy]

Well now I know why Tweedy sings, but this is good :~)

[TABWISH]

love wilco, but there is no defense to this.. aweful

[apacolipps]

Beautiful song. Much as I love Tweedy, he benefits immeasurably from the presence of these amazing guys.

[stevencurtisdreyer]

John Stiratt has a great future in both Wilco (hopefully) but also as a producer. He is ideal in this regard--listen to this beautiful music, and listen to his bass playing in Wilco. Please produce something for me, John, I live in Milwaukee and am willing to travel! --Steven Curtis Dreyer

[stevencurtisdreyer]

@stevencurtisdreyer The production in which both Pat and John have been involved is incredible; while I would agree Autumn Defense would need a huge break to become a new WIlco, given WIlco's chance greatness of combinations, Autumn Defense seem well worthy of great respect and plain enjoyment. I don't mean to leave Pat's work out here, he is awesome. I'd like to know more about the history here in video interviews--any out there? sd

[10m19l92o]

the intro is much like Battle for Evermore. agree?

[10m19l92o]

Battle of Evermore*

[merielc1]

It's not Wilco! Pat Sansone and John Stirratt are harmony legends, beautiful work guys!!

[Freemasonry]

Wilcoi without Tweedy is like Hal Melvin without the Bluenotes, ya neva go platinum!

[thepoliticsofstarvin]

it is definatly strung with 12

[dicanio150]

is that 12 string strung with only 6? good song. the album quality is much better of course if youre complaining about vocals. not every great band has a singer with amazing pipes. (for instance my vocals kinda suck)

[pinkpoop24]

yeah but who the fuck are u

[dicanio150]

im your mothers fucker

[pinkpoop24]

WOW funny

[TheMeEvan]

I was skeptical at first, but I really like them.

[dancermonkey123456]

is this song in a narnia sountrack?????

-please reply

[wildsmiley]

no, the song 'Winter Light' on that soundtrack is by the amazing Tim Finn.

[JustAFocus]

Keep in mind that this is just a live performance of the song on two guitars. The Autumn Defense's studio recordings are meticulously orchestratd -- think Left Banke or maybe Odessey and Oracle-era Zombies, but with more jazz-inflected chord modulations. At least that's how I hear it. I love all of the quite complex arrangements and interesting chords. The full beauty of these songs might not be as evident here as on the album. John's voice is just a little bit off here, too, unfortunately.

[toppop100]

Yeah, corporate country sucks. But so does most 'indie' country. Just because you're not signed to a major it doesn't make you any less boring.

[rotolo]

i like his vocals the song is really great, try listening to it a couple more times until you get the feel of the splendid simplicity

[SugarMountain89]

well i thought is stunning, great band

[bootlegchild]

I can see where everybody is coming from...about this song not being great, but it certaintly isn't horrible. Besides John is not used to being a front man.

[reissue]

I've been a Wilco fan since 95 and I like all John does in that band but this stuff is pretty bad. The songwriting is blah.

[sequoia1979]

shitty vocals.

[SouIjacker]

Kings of Convenience > Autumn Defense

[eyepatchplease]

I like John as a backup singer, a bassist, a representative of the band, everything he is in Wilco, but this shoe just doesn't fit me.

[loldoctor]

I saw them open for Tweedy in champagne Illinois... I thought they were awful. This song-writing is just not up to par for a band nowadays.

[tejada3]

wonderful.