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A ghost is born represents another giant step in the evolution of Wilco from alternative country pioneers to genre-bashing sonic daredevils. The Chicago band's second Nonesuch release is full of extended guitar reveries and rave-ups, hushed late night balladry, orchestral pop and beautifully sculptured noise that more than lives up to the promise of its illustrious predecessor, Wilco's watershed 2002 release Yankee Hotel Foxtrot .