Bill Callahan

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After almost 20 years of using the alias Smog for his music, Bill Callahan switched to his given name for his releases after 2005's A River Ain't Too Much to Love. The 2007 EP Diamond Dancer and full-length Woke on a Whaleheart both mixed the intimate, reflective, largely acoustic sound of later Smog albums like Supper and A River with gospel, soul, and pop elements, and boasted arrangements by former Royal Trux mastermind Neil Hagerty. For 2009's Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle, Callahan returned to the more intimate, acoustic-based...[more]

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Bill Callahan

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (2009)

VINYL FORMAT. Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle surveys a landscape that grows organically, like the time two people spend together or the time one person spends alone (with another). One way or another, it's awfully pretty. Something's clearly making Bill feel like a natural man. And high in the saddle, with a pouch of Big League Chew and nine sweet new tunes in tow, he's riding herd over a diverse bunch of sounds by top-notch players. Sure, there's guitar, keyboards and drums, just like there's alw [ read more ]

LP $16.99

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Bill Callahan

Woke On A Whaleheart (2007)

VINYL FORMAT. Bill Callahan last graced us as (Smog) in 2005 with the graceful and utterly beautiful country drenched A River Ain't Too Much to Love. A change was apparent when the Diamond Dancer EP appeared earlier in 2007 with its funky basslines and raggedy fiddle driving above a chorus of female backing vocalists. It was still him -- that voice is unmistakable -- but there was such a reliance on formal structure and texture, and on the notion of rhythm being placed right up front. It was a [ read more ]

LP $14.99

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Bill Callahan

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (2009)

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle surveys a landscape that grows organically, like the time two people spend together or the time one person spends alone (with another). One way or another, it's awfully pretty. Something's clearly making Bill feel like a natural man. And high in the saddle, with a pouch of Big League Chew and nine sweet new tunes in tow, he's riding herd over a diverse bunch of sounds by top-notch players. Sure, there's guitar, keyboards and drums, just like there's always been, but [ read more ]

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Bill Callahan

Woke On A Whaleheart (2007)

Bill Callahan last graced us as (Smog) in 2005 with the graceful and utterly beautiful country drenched A River Ain't Too Much to Love. A change was apparent when the Diamond Dancer EP appeared earlier in 2007 with its funky basslines and raggedy fiddle driving above a chorus of female backing vocalists. It was still him -- that voice is unmistakable -- but there was such a reliance on formal structure and texture, and on the notion of rhythm being placed right up front. It was almost funk and [ read more ]

CD $14.99

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Bill Callahan

September 6, 2007 Show Poster (2007)

This is a Bill Callahan poster for the September 6th, 2007 show with Sir Richard Bishop at Southpaw in Brooklyn, NY. 12 by 18 inches and printed on super-heavy and beautiful 100lb white stock. Designed by: Jon Setzen // Standard Motion

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