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Actually Bob's does have Dave Herman (he's Mr. Frond and various other characters), and Larry Murphy, who's about as adept a character generator as you'll find.

I couldn't get into the last two albums either, but this one's more emotionally engaging and just all-around great than the reviewer's knee-jerk "meh" rating would have you believe. I point it out just because it'd be a shame if you're a Wilco fan but you skip this album thinking it's another Wilco (The Album)-style