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Bill Callahan

Bill Callahan

Bill Callahan (born June 3, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who has also recorded and performed under the band name Smog. Callahan began working in the lo-fi genre, with home-made tape-albums recorded on four-track tape recorders. Later he began releasing albums with the label Drag City, to which he remains signed today. His work, in addition to lo-fi music, has encompassed apocalyptic folk and gothic country.

Albums

2007 Woke on a Whaleheart
2009 Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
2011 Apocalypse
2013 Dream River
2014 Have Fun With God
2019 Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
2020 Gold Record
2022 YTI⅃AƎЯ
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Latest Articles

Features / Music
Album of the Week: Louis Cole - Quality Over Opinion
LA-based polymath drops epic 20 track album of jazzy funked out, genre-hopping pop on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeeder imprint + new albums from Bill Callahan, Mykki Blanco, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Plains and more.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Bill Callahan
"Over and over tonight, Callahan expresses a yearning for the simplicity of personal fulfilment."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Bill Callahan – Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest
"The six-year gap between records found fans and Callahan alike both wondering if he was busy living happily ever after. Yes and no."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Bill Callahan
"Images and shapes occasionally materialise out of the vapour, dissolving into oblivion moments later. It's peaceful and quiet, and slightly unnerving."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Bill Callahan, David Quirk
"Few musicians have cultivated such a unique and distinctive take on the acoustic troubadour."
Features / Music
How Fatherhood Changed Bill Callahan's Outlook On Life
"I've just been trying to figure out what I want to say with this new brain, that's why it's been quiet for a little bit longer than usual."
News / Music
Bill Callahan Announces Intimate Melbourne Residency During Vivid Visit
Now bringing his Australian show tally to 10
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Bill Callahan
"The cleverly quiet performance meant the crowd’s lengthy and appreciative applause was artificially heightened, an effect well deserved."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Bill Callahan - Dream River
On his exceptional new album, Bill Callahan (formerly Smog) has recorded his most peaceful and meditative set of songs