Some bands respond better to spontaneity than others, and more than four decades after their first album, the Young Fresh Fellows have been learning a lot about making things up as they go. The genesis of 2020’s Toxic Youth came when their longtime production ally Conrad Uno announced he was closing his studio in Seattle, and the YFF booked the room’s last three days and came up with 17 songs, mostly invented on the spot. 2026’s Loft pushes this concept even further; during a rare 2024 tour of the Midwest and East Coast, the YFF were invited to spend a day at the Loft, Wilco’s studio and rehearsal space in Chicago, and they took full advantage of the opportunity. Though they had only a few fragments of songs ready for the occasion, they cut enough…

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