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Photo by Drew KatchenTuba-voiced depressive Bill Callahan used to call himself Smog, but he's been going by his given name ever since 2007's Woke on a Whaleheart. That change in moniker was supposed to signal a transition to happier music (or, at least, to less cripplingly bitter music), but in the time since Whaleheart, he broke up with Joanna Newsom, and now she's going out with fucking Andy Samberg. So we'll see just how committed to positivity Callahan still is on April 14, when his longtime label Drag City releases Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle, Callahan's second album under his government name. That grammatically convoluted title makes its own kind of sense. Eagles, after all, don't generally have to worry about losing their girlfriends to sketch comics.
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Bill Callahan: Shares Third Batch Of Songs From New Album
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Bill Callahan, the veteran indie singer-songwriter who used to record under the name Smog, is about to release his first album since 2013's Dream River. The upcoming Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest, which comes out next Friday, is a massive 20-song undertaking. And instead of the usual advance singles, he's been sharing it with us…
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Bill Callahan: Shares Six New Songs
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It has been six years since Bill Callahan, the widely beloved indie songwriter who once recorded under the name Smog, released his Dream River album. So people were understandably excited when Callahan announced that he would tour this year, and then that he would soon return with a massive 20-song album called Shepherd In A…
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Bill Callahan: Announces New Album Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest Out In June
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Bill Callahan recently announced a US tour, though it wasn't clear at the time if the beloved songwriter would finally release a follow-up to 2013's Dream River. But it turns out that he is indeed: Callahan's new album is called Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest and it'll be out on 6/14. The album…
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Bill Callahan: Announces US Tour
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Bill Callahan, the beloved American songwriting institution and former Smog guy, is not a road dog. In recent years, he hasn't played a whole ton of live shows, and he's mostly only done it when the spirit has moved him. But Callahan has just announced that he'll spend about five weeks of his summer on…
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Bill Callahan: Watch Yo La Tengo and Bill Callahan cover Carly Simon’s ‘Touched by the Sun’
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Part of Yo La Tengo’s 8 Nights of Hanukkah concert seriesThe cover took place during a performance in New YorkYo La Tengo and Bill Callahan covered Carly Simons’ ‘Touched by the Sun’ during the fifth night of Yo La Tengo’s 8 Nights of Hanukkah concert series. Yo La Tengo are currently embarking on their 8 Nights...
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