''Ones and Sixes'' is the eleventh studio album by

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, released on September 11, 2015. It was co-produced by the band and engineer

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, at Justin Vernon's April Base Studios in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

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released a promotional video for 'No Comprende' in advance of the album's release, on June 23, 2015. The album also features contributions from Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche. The album artwork was created by artist

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. The album's lyrics were nominated for an

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Composition

Musically, a shift made itself evident to critics reviewing ''Ones and Sixes'', reaping generally positive assessments. While its predecessor '' The Invisible Way'' saw

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of Wilco handling the production duties, ''Ones and Sixes'' would feature

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associate B.J. Burton producing alongside

for the first time. He went on to produce their albums ''

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'' and '' Hey What''. The change in technical personnel would result in the trio's sound being "pushed, pulled and wrangled out of shape to devastating effect," "striking a balance between their majestic, slow-moving melancholy and harsher experimental

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Track listing

Charts

References

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