‘Another engrossing, unorthodox record.  With the low-key yet magnificent A Ghost Is Born Tweedy's offering plenty more reasons to believe in the redemptive powers of Wilco.’ – Mojo   
 
‘There's a sense that every note and sound on Ghost, even the spontaneous ones, have been selected for private but rigorous reasons.  A drum tap here, a glimmering hammer dulcimer there, a jab of distorted guitar, an echo suddenly opening new spaces – on Ghost, they say what words cannot.’ – Rolling Stone
 
A Ghost Is Born was released commercially on June 22, 2004, debuting at No. 8 on the Billboard chart.  The album, which Mehr calls ‘an eclectic array of dark ballads, upbeat pop songs, Krautrock chug, noise rock freakouts, and roots rock abandon,’ was widely acclaimed as one of 2004’s best, appearing in year-end lists of Mojo, NPR, NME, the Associated Press, The Wire, Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, and Uncut, among many others.  
 
The album earned the band its first Grammy, for Best Alternative Music Album.  The album also won a Grammy for Best Recording Package.