Jeff Tweedy Sings "Fake Plastic Trees"; Rock Supergroup Is Back

Before Jeff Tweedy sung this two nights ago as part of the 7 Worlds Collide show, he said self-deprecatingly "this is going to be like Paul Rodgers fronting Queen." Fortunately, it wasn't quite that awkward.


But everyone in the cool music world is freaking out about this. The 7 Worlds Collide collaboration. So what is it? I had to do some research of my own to straighten it all out.

So back in 2001 7 Worlds Collide was a "live album release" that was brought together by Neil Finn (New Zealand's premier singer/songwriter -- not FOTC). But now Neil (not me) and most of the other members have reconvened to make another CD. So why do we care? Because it's one of the most exciting collaborations of all time, that's why damnit. Radiohead meets Wilco. Not to mention The Smiths and Pearl Jam.

-Jeff Tweedy (vocals/guitar, Wilco)
-John Stirratt (bass, Wilco)
-Glenn Kotche (drums, Wilco)
-Pat Sansone (instrumentalist, Wilco)

-Phil Selway (drummer, Radiohead)
-Ed O'Brien (guitar, Radiohead)

-Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
-Guitar god Johnny Marr (The Smiths/Modest Mouse)

and others notables from New Zealand.

The group has been playing live shows this week in Auckland, NZ and their album and DVD is due out sometime this year. All proceeds go to the Oxfam which fights poverty and injustices. It's going to be pucking awesome.