Wilco's "I Might" Cover Art is Doodle-icious

While I'm still not sure what to expect from Wilco's latest studio recording, at least we now know what its packaging will look like. Tri State Indie snagged the cover art for dBpm Records' inaugural release of Wilco's new single "I Might," backed by a cover of Nick Lowe's "I Love My Label." The 7" will be first be made available to fans attending the Solid Sound Festival in North Adams, MA later this month. If you can't make it out to Massachusetts, you can expect the single to hit the shelves of your local record store on July 19. The folks over at CD Universe already have the record available for pre-order.

I'll definitely be snagging a copy of the 7" at Solid Sound and as soon as I can find my way to a turntable, I'll be posting my impressions of the new tracks.

Oh, and I usually don't make a big fuss over cover art, but this is Wilco—they're the exception. 

UPDATE: The single is now available for pre-order from the Wilco Store, in regular (black) and blue varieties. Rough Trade has a silver version of the 7" available for pre-order. It's safe to say Solid Sound attendees will have access to some sort of exclusive color variant as well.

Wilco Launch dBpm Records

In an interview with Express Night Out last summer, Wilco guitarist Nels Cline alluded to the band starting a label of their own once their contract with Nonesuch came to an end. Months later, it appears as if Cline's predictions have come to pass as the group today announced the formation of its own dBpm Records. Longtime Wilco manager Tony Margherita will run the label from its headquarters in Easthampton, MA, and distribution will be handled through ANTI- Records. The label will release future Wilco records and could conceivably act as a home for side-project releases from band members as well as friends and contemporaries.

"This is an idea we've discussed for years,” said Tweedy in a statement issued by the label. “We really like doing things ourselves, so having our own label feels pretty natural to me. And, to be working with ANTI- a label that has its roots in a label that was started by a punk rock guy to sell his own records seems like a perfect fit for us.”

Wilco is currently hard at work recording their next record at "The Loft" in Chicago and will be returning to MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA to curate and perform at the second edition of their Solid Sound Festival from June 24 - 26.