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Bill Callahan
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Born:
Jan 1, 1966
in
Silver Spring, MD
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Biography:
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
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Key Albums
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Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
Released:
2009
Label:
Drag City
Critics' Rating:
When
Bill Callahan
left behind his long held
Smog
moniker, he gave longtime fans of his lo-fi, mopey, sometimes angry aesthetic some real cause for worry: there was not only the name change, but the reliance
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Apocalypse
Released:
2011
Label:
Drag City
Critics' Rating:
Those looking for a logical musical follow-up to
Bill Callahan
's surprisingly accessible
Sometimes I Wish I Were an Eagle
from 2009 might scratch their heads at the sound on
Apocalypse
. The musical reference
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More Bill Callahan albums:
Main Albums (5)
,
Singles & EPs (2)
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