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Jeff Tweedy shares new song written for ‘Parks and Recreation’ band Mouse Rat
Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy has shared a new song as Scott Tanner, his character from his Parks and Recreation cameo.In the show, Tanner was the frontman of local band Land Ho! which Chris Pratt’s character Andy Dwyer successfully reunited for a benefit concert.Tweedy (as Tanner) has now released ‘Cold Water’, a track written for ‘The Awesome Album’, the recently-announced debut album from Dwyer’s fictional band in the show, Mouse Rat.Featuring on the song is Duke Silver, the saxophone-wielding alter-ego of the show’s character Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) – watch its surreal video below.‘The Awesome Album’ is a 15-track record and will arrive on August 27 through Dualtone Music Group and Entertainment 720 (the company founded by Aziz Ansari’s