I gotta disagree with you, loldoctor; Jeff regularly admits in interviews to being a fan of "the greats," which usually ARE lesser-known artists. I believe I read somewhere that the "Kay-Settes" were a little side band or maybe imaginary band that he made up with drummer Glenn Kotche (I may be a bit off. though). The song is honest: he believes that the best things are yet to come, or rather, never to come. At least never to be heard by the public ear (nor even the strict indie ear). It's a fantastic and true concept, like most of Jeff Tweedy's concepts...
I might have agreed with you on the indie culture mockery even if I hadn't read so often about Jeff's love for obscure greats, but I mean, listen to the song: the music is completely unpretentious, unironic, and assured - it's just good ol' rock and roll with that Americana twang Wilco does so well.
If you want to hear a great song that REALLY reflects this "indie scene" while simultaneously embracing it playfully , check out LCD Soundsystem's "Losing My Edge" from their self-titled album. Talk about irony. James Murphy is another songwriting genius like Jeff Tweedy even if their music is completely different.
Oh, and the indie scene didn't pop up in the past few years, man. There were weirdos that lived next door to your mom and dad in the 70's who wouldn't be caught dead listening to the Carpenters or Simon and Garfunkel.
I gotta disagree with you, loldoctor; Jeff regularly admits in interviews to being a fan of "the greats," which usually ARE lesser-known artists. I believe I read somewhere that the "Kay-Settes" were a little side band or maybe imaginary band that he made up with drummer Glenn Kotche (I may be a bit off. though). The song is honest: he believes that the best things are yet to come, or rather, never to come. At least never to be heard by the public ear (nor even the strict indie ear). It's a fantastic and true concept, like most of Jeff Tweedy's concepts...
I might have agreed with you on the indie culture mockery even if I hadn't read so often about Jeff's love for obscure greats, but I mean, listen to the song: the music is completely unpretentious, unironic, and assured - it's just good ol' rock and roll with that Americana twang Wilco does so well.
If you want to hear a great song that REALLY reflects this "indie scene" while simultaneously embracing it playfully , check out LCD Soundsystem's "Losing My Edge" from their self-titled album. Talk about irony. James Murphy is another songwriting genius like Jeff Tweedy even if their music is completely different.
Oh, and the indie scene didn't pop up in the past few years, man. There were weirdos that lived next door to your mom and dad in the 70's who wouldn't be caught dead listening to the Carpenters or Simon and Garfunkel.