{
  "id": 12960088,
  "title": "Wilco & Billy Bragg’s Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions Gets More Complete With Expanded New Box Set",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/wilco-billy-braggs-mermaid-avenue-the-complete-sessions-gets-more",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T21:33:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2514018/wilco-billy-braggs-mermaid-avenue-the-complete-sessions-gets-more-complete-with-expanded-new-box-set/news/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Stereogum reports that a new box set of Wilco and Billy Bragg's album Mermaid Avenue has expanded with additional content. The original album, released in 1998, combined new songs written using unused Woody Guthrie lyrics with tracks from their previous works. The pair performed the complete album at Wilco's Solid Sound festival in June, reigniting interest in the project. The new box set aims to provide a more comprehensive listening experience for fans.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Billy Bragg and Wilco to Release Expanded Box Set of Woody Guthrie Project Mermaid Avenue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/billy-bragg-and-wilco-to-release-expanded-box-set-of-woody-guthrie",
        "published": "2026-10-08T19:37:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}