Editing Wilco (section)

=== Jay Bennett documentary, ''Cruel Country'', and ''Cousin'' (2021–present)===
In 2021, a feature-length documentary about the life of Jay Bennett was released. The film focused heavily on Bennett's years with Wilco. Directed by [[Gorman Bechard]] and Fred Uhter, the music documentary held its world premiere in Chicago in November 2021;<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilkinson |first=Sean |title=A documentary on Jay Bennett is coming to the Davis Theater in Chicago |url=https://www.smilepolitely.com/splog/a_documentary_on_jay_bennett_is_coming_to_the_davis_theater_in_chicago/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Smile Politely |date=November 10, 2021 }}</ref> it was released on Blu Ray and pay-per-view on April 19, 2022, and as part of a [[Record Store Day]] release with vinyl editions of Bennett's last two albums, ''Whatever Happened I Apologize'' and ''Kicking at the Perfumed Air'' on April 23, 2022.<ref>{{Citation |title=RSD '22 Special Release: Jay Bennett - "Kicking at the Perfumed Air" & "Whatever Happened I Apologize" with the film "Where are you, Jay Bennett?" |url=https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/14740 |language=en |access-date=2022-06-14}}</ref>

"The new film does a wonderful job of capturing the quirkiness, inventiveness and brilliance of someone who never met an instrument he couldn't play. Bennett once described hearing the open spaces of the songs and holes that became his sonic landscape. They were at the core of the remarkable string of Wilco's albums ''[[Being There (Wilco album)|Being There]]'', ''[[Summerteeth]],'' and ''[[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]]''."<ref>{{cite web |last=Wosahla |first=Steve |date=2022-04-21 |title=Jay Bennett, Gone Too Soon (Where are you, Jay Bennett?–Film Review) |url=https://americanahighways.org/2022/04/21/jay-bennett-gone-too-soon-where-are-you-jay-bennett-film-review/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Americana Highways}}</ref>

The film was originally started by Uhter, who asked the prolific Bechard to take over the project when it stalled. It takes a hard look at Bennett's treatment in the previous Wilco documentary, ''[[I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco|I Am Trying To Break Your Heart]]'', which many consider to be unfair. "Jay Bennett's reputation never quite recovered from the battering it took in Sam Jones' documentary ''I Am Trying To Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco'', about the complex, lengthy gestation of 2002's ''Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'' in often painful detail, portrayed a band slowly pulling itself apart, with chief songwriters Bennett and Jeff Tweedy its twin opposing forces. The implication being that Bennett was a headstrong, intractable figure responsible for most of the discord. He was sacked as soon as the album was done. Filmmakers Gorman Bechard and Fred Uhter seek to redress the balance on ''Where Are You, Jay Bennett?"''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-27 |title=Where are you, Jay Bennett? |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/film-reviews/where-are-you-jay-bennett-138572/ |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=UNCUT |language=en-GB}}</ref> The film painted a much more balanced picture of the relationship between Bennett and Tweedy. "They just happened to be two egos at that point, fueled by a lot of demons. And it just wasn't working anymore," Bechard explained. "They're both incredibly talented. They both had egos. They both, I think, saw maybe different paths for the band. And ultimately it was Jeff's band, so he's going to win that, and rightfully so. There were other issues, whether it be alcohol or drugs. You know, it was a little bit of everything. Personally, I wish they had stayed together because I think they could have literally become the next Lennon and McCartney or the next Jagger/Richards."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gotcher |first=Steve |date=2022-05-06 |title={{-'}}Where are you, Jay Bennett?' documentary chronicles his impact on Wilco and beyond |url=https://www.wpr.org/where-are-you-jay-bennett-documentary-chronicles-his-impact-wilco-and-beyond |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=[[Wisconsin Public Radio]]}}</ref>

In April 2022, the band announced their twelfth studio album, ''[[Cruel Country]]'', which they released on May 27.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=April 28, 2022 |title=Wilco Announce New Album Cruel Country, Share New Song "Falling Apart (Right Now)": Listen |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/wilco-announce-new-album-cruel-country-share-new-song-falling-apart-right-now-listen/ }}</ref> The album was recorded entirely in person in live sessions at The Loft, the first album since 2007's ''Sky Blue Sky.'' Tweedy described the album as saying, "We've never been particularly comfortable with accepting [...] the idea that I was making country music. But now, having been around the block a few times, we're finding it exhilarating to free ourselves within the form, and embrace the simple limitation of calling the music we're making country."<ref name=":0" />

In August 2023, the band announced their thirteenth studio album, ''[[Cousin (album)|Cousin]]'', which they released on September&nbsp;29. Welsh musician [[Cate Le Bon]] produced the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/wilco-announce-cate-le-bon-produced-lp-share-evicted/|title=Wilco announce Cate Le Bon-produced LP, share "Evicted"|last=Pearis|first=Bill|date=August 1, 2023|website=[[BrooklynVegan]]|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>

On May 29, 2024, the band announced a new [[Extended play|EP]], ''[[Hot Sun Cool Shroud]]''. It was released on June 28.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=2024-05-29 |title=Wilco Announce New Hot Sun Cool Shroud EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/wilco-announce-new-hot-sun-cool-shroud-ep/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>