Shit. Jay Bennett, formerly of Wilco, is one of the great unsung geniuses of modern music. Just as responsible (if not more) as Tweedy or O’Rourke for the masterpiece that is Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Sadly, despite their high quality, his post-Wilco albums were largely ignored. Hopefully they are now rediscovered. A real loss for music.
Here’s Jay in the awesome doc on the making of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.
R.I.P. Jay
