Back in February frontman Jeff Tweedy admitted a new record from Wilco would be arriving in 2016, while last week we heard first single "Locator". It's not been nearly as surprising as when last year's free LP Star Wars landed.

The album was recorded at Wilco's Chicago studio - The Loft - and is produced by Jeff Tweedy and Tom Schick.

“I think this record is ‘joyously negative’” Tweedy says of Schmilco. “It’s sad in a lot of ways but not in any that reach a conclusion of doom or hopelessness… I just had a lot of fun being sour about the things that upset me.”

Schmilco is out 9 September.

Hear "If I Ever Was A Child" below. Check out the LP's tracklist and Tweedy's upcoming UK/EU dates afterwards.

Tracklist:

1. Normal American Kids
2. If I Ever Was a Child
3. Cry All Day
4. Common Sense
5. Nope
6. Someone to Lose
7. Happiness
8. Quarters
9. Locator
10. Shrug and Destroy
11. We Aren't the World (Safety Girl)
12. Just Say Goodbye

October

27 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels, BE
28 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels, BE
29 - New Fall Festival - Dusseldorf, DE
30 - New Fall Festival - Stuttgart, DE

November

2 - DR Koncerthuset - Copenhagen, DK
3 - Sentrum Scene - Oslo, NO
4 - Annexet - Stockholm, SE
5 - RS Weekender - Weissenhäuser, DE
7 - Tempodrom - Berlin, DE
9 - TivoliVredenburg - Utrecht, NL
10 - Le Guess Who - Utrecht, NL (as curators)
12 - Fabrique - Milan, IT
14 - Museumquartier - Vienna, AT
15 - Volkshaus - Zurich, CH
16 - Casino de Paris - Paris, FR
18 - Albert Hall - Manchester, UK
19 - O2 Brixton Academy - London, UK