Nowhere on "The Whole Love" does Tweedy luxuriate in more sadness, or find more hard-won satisfaction, than on the last track, "One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend), " 12 minutes of John Fahey-meets-Tortoise, NPRsegue velvet.

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Which probably has something to do with him landing the part of George Smiley in the soon-to-be-released film adaptation of John le Carre's novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

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