Influential Chicago alt-rock icons Wilco revealed plans to release their 11th studio album, Ode to Joy, Oct. 4 on their own label, dBpm Records. In addition to the announcement, the band released the album's first single, "Love Is Everywhere (Beware)." Check it out:

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The song, a catchy, brisk waltz, rings with a beaming hope grounded by frontman Jeff Tweedy's trademark solemnity. Tweedy remarked on the new song in a statement, saying: 

"There MUST be more love than hate. Right?! I’m not always positive we can be so sure. In any case, I’m starting to feel like being confident in that equation isn’t always the best motivation for me to be my best self—it can kind of let me off the hook a little bit when I think I should be striving to contribute more love outside of my comfortable sphere of family and friends."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ode to Joy – Wilco’s 11th studio album is out October 4 via dBpm Records. Pre-order the album now and get an instant download of the first single “Love is Everywhere (Beware)” - <a href="https://t.co/UD5IRjKTNU">https://t.co/UD5IRjKTNU</a> <a href="https://t.co/VruhLuh23H">pic.twitter.com/VruhLuh23H</a></p>&mdash; WILCO (@Wilco) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wilco/status/1151116004661125120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2019</a</blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"The song is sort of a warning to myself that YES, Love IS EVERYWHERE, but also BEWARE!," Tweedy continued. "I can’t let that feeling absolve me of my duty to create more."

Wilco are hitting the road this fall in support of the new album. Tour dates and ticket info can be found on the band's website, and the physical release of Ode to Joy is available for pre-order now via Rough Trade. 

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