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Jeff Tweedy Unveils Triple Album on Colbert Show

10/24/2025

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Jeff Tweedy Promotes Album

Jeff Tweedy, an American musician, appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote his triple album Twilight Override, released September 26.
The album includes 30 songs and shows Tweedy's artistic evolution.
During the show, he performed "Enough" and "Lou Reed Was My Babysitter."
He is on a North American tour, with his sons Spencer and Sammy, including a Brooklyn Steel cover of "Cortez the Killer."

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Wilco Reunites Concert

Wilco and Billy Bragg will reunite for a special concert at the Solid Sound Festival, June 26–28, 2026, at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts.
The show will be the first full Mermaid Avenue performance, begun in the 1990s with unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics.
Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) expressed excitement about bringing these songs to life.
Billy Bragg (English singer-songwriter) noted the enduring love for the Mermaid Avenue albums.

History

Historical Context

In 1995, Nora Guthrie enlisted Billy Bragg to set her father Woody Guthrie's unpublished lyrics to music, leading to the release of "Mermaid Avenue" in 1998. This collaboration with Wilco revitalized interest in Guthrie's legacy and folk music, culminating in a Grammy-nominated album. The upcoming Solid Sound Festival concert highlights the enduring influence of these works on contemporary artists like Jeff Tweedy.

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Jeff Tweedy Promotes Album

Jeff Tweedy, an American musician, appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote his triple album Twilight Override, released September 26.
The album includes 30 songs and shows Tweedy's artistic evolution.
During the show, he performed "Enough" and "Lou Reed Was My Babysitter."
He is on a North American tour, with his sons Spencer and Sammy, including a Brooklyn Steel cover of "Cortez the Killer."

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