Editing Wilco (section)

===''Star Wars'', ''Schmilco'', and ''Ode to Joy'' (2015–2021)===
[[File:Wilco July 10, 2015.jpg|thumb|right|Wilco performing in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], in 2015]]
Wilco's released their ninth studio album, ''[[Star Wars (Wilco album)|Star Wars]]'', on July 16, 2015 as a [[Surprise album|surprise free download]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Wilco Drop Surprise New Album Star Wars For Free|url = https://pitchfork.com/news/60420-wilco-drop-surprise-new-album-star-wars-for-free/|website = Pitchfork|date=July 16, 2015|access-date = December 6, 2021}}</ref> In October 2015, Wilco announced that they would embark on a U.S. tour beginning in early 2016 in support of the album.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Wilco announces US tour for early 2016|url=https://consequence.net/2015/10/wilco-announces-us-tour-for-early-2016/|website = Consequence|date = October 13, 2015|access-date = December 6, 2021}}</ref> In December 2015, ''Star Wars'' was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees|url = http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=1|website = The GRAMMYs|access-date = 2016-02-08}}</ref>

On July 14, 2016, the band released a new single, titled "Locator", as a free download.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Strauss|first1=Matthew|title=Listen to Wilco's New Song "Locator"|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/66802-listen-to-wilcos-new-song-locator/|website=Pitchfork|date=July 14, 2016|access-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> Four days later, the band released another new single, titled "If I Ever Was a Child", and announced that their tenth album, ''[[Schmilco]]'', would be released on September 9.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Minsker|first1=Evan|title=Wilco Announce New Album Schmilco, Share New Track: Listen|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/66908-wilco-announce-new-album-schmilco-share-new-track-listen/|website=Pitchfork|date=July 19, 2016|access-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> ''Schmilco'' earned generally favourable reviews, earning a positive score of 79 on Metacritic,<ref>{{Citation|title=Schmilco by Wilco|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/schmilco/wilco|access-date=2017-04-10}}</ref> while reviewer Josh Modell said that the album is "Wilco's most musically simple and emotionally resonant record in a decade."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Modell|first=Josh|date=2016-09-09|title=Wilco goes quiet|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|url=https://www.avclub.com/wilco-goes-quiet-1798188722|access-date=2021-12-06}}</ref> On Monday, August 14, 2017, Wilco released a single, "All Lives You Say" on their [[Bandcamp]] page to benefit the [[Southern Poverty Law Center|SPLC]] in memory of Tweedy's father Robert, who died on August 4. Sharing the news Tweedy said, "My dad was named after a Civil War general, and he voted for [[Barack Obama]]  twice. He used to say 'If you know better, you can do better.' America-we know better, we can do better."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/wilco-release-new-song-all-lives-you-say-to-benefit-splc-196851/|title=Wilco Release New Song 'All Lives, You Say?' to Benefit SPLC|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 15, 2017|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref>

Wilco took 2018 off from touring while Glenn Kotche lived in Finland after his wife Miiri received a Fulbright scholarship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://relix.com/articles/detail/wilco-delayed-gratification/|title=Wilco: Delayed Gratification|date=January 2, 2020|website=Relix.com|access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref> The band announced an end to their performing hiatus and the release of the album ''[[Ode to Joy (Wilco album)|Ode to Joy]]'' on July 16, 2019.<ref name="Ode">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/wilco-announce-new-album-ode-to-joy-share-new-song-listen/|title=Wilco Announce New Album Ode to Joy, Share New Song: Listen|website=Pitchfork|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=July 16, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2019}}</ref> The album was released on October 4, 2019<ref name="Ode"/> and received generally positive reviews with Will Hermes of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' calling it their "best in years" and delivers "something like love shines through, and it winds up sounding joyful indeed, in a hard-won way."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hermes |first=Will |date=2019-10-02 |title=Wilco's (Provisionally) Anti-Depressant 'Ode To Joy' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/wilcos-provisionally-anti-depressant-ode-to-joy-893843/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> The album won the Grammy Award for best Special Limited Edition Package.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-28 |title=Interview with Lawrence Azerrad about his Grammy Award-winning vinyl package for Wilco's Ode To Joy |url=https://albumcoverhalloffame.wordpress.com/2021/05/28/interview-with-lawrence-azerrad-about-his-grammy-award-winning-vinyl-package-for-wilcos-ode-to-joy/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Album Cover Hall of Fame.com |language=en}}</ref>

Wilco followed the release with an autumn tour, the tour later being extended into 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/07/wilco-ode-to-joy-new-single-stream/|title=Wilco announces new album Ode to Joy, shares new single "Love Is Everywhere (Beware)": Stream|date=2019-07-16|website=Consequence|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/wilco-2020-north-american-tour-dates-914697/|title=Wilco Plot 2020 Spring Tour|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=2019-11-19|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> In March 2020, Wilco and [[Sleater-Kinney]] announced that over the summer they would be embarking on the co-headlining It's Time Tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/wilco-sleater-kinney-tour-2020/|title=Wilco and Sleater-Kinney Announce 'It's Time' Tour|last=Lifton|first=Dave|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=March 10, 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> After the cancellation of the tour in the wake of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Wilco and Sleater-Kinney eventually rescheduled the tour for the summer of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-16|title=Wilco and Sleater-Kinney Confirm 2021 Summer Tour|url=https://jambands.com/news/2021/05/16/wilco-and-sleater-kinney-confirm-2021-summer-tour/|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Jambands|language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2021, Wilco was inducted into the ''[[Austin City Limits]]'' Hall of Fame for their multiple contributions to the live music series that airs on [[PBS]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-28|title=Inductees - Austin City Limits Hall of Fame: Wilco|url=https://acltv.com/hall-of-fame/inductee-details/?name=wilco/|access-date=2022-05-20|website=ACL TV|language=en-US}}</ref>

During the COVID-19 lockdown, the band released the single "Tell Your Friends" on Bandcamp on May 20, 2020, with all proceeds benefiting [[World Central Kitchen]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-21 |title=Watch Wilco Perform New Song "Tell Your Friends" on Colbert |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-jeff-tweedy-play-wilcos-jesus-etc-on-colbert/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2020, as a voice to the larger cultural discussion and protests surrounding the [[murder of George Floyd]], Tweedy announced that 5% of all his writer royalties would be donated to a program that distributes the funds to organizations fighting for racial justice, saying that the modern music industry is "built almost entirely on black art" and that "the wealth that rightfully belonged to black artists was stolen outright and to this day continues to grow outside their communities."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2020-06-18 |title=Jeff Tweedy Calls for Music Industry Program to Divert Revenue to Racial Justice Groups |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/wilco-jeff-tweedy-music-industry-donate-racial-justice-1017561/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>