Apocalypse (new Bill Calahan album!)

The Earl Of Slander · 02.01.2011, 12:48 PM

Super exited. If this is even half way as good as 'Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle' it'll be the best thing that comes out this year.

washer · 02.01.2011, 01:03 PM

Great news. "Sometimes..." was really good, I enjoyed it more than some of the Smog output I already knew.

hevusa · 02.01.2011, 01:12 PM

cool. smog was one of my favorites back in high school.

The Earl Of Slander · 04.08.2011, 04:35 AM

This album is stupidly great. I'm totally obsessed. He's on such a winning streak with 'Sometimes...' and now this. It definitely feels of a piece with the former record, in terms of being warm elder statesman Callahan, but it's harder, sparser, and noticeably more 'rock'. It really feels like his 'country' album, all twanging guitars and gypsy fiddles, you can taste the dust blowing the whole time. 'America!' is the song for you if you ever wondered what Callahan doing a shit-kicking guitar shredding America-fuck-yeah track would sound like. And it's BADASS. The highlight though might be 'Riding For The Feeling', which joins the pantheon of utterly beautiful Bill Callahan horse songs. Essential.

batreleaser · 04.08.2011, 06:44 AM

its awesome

noisereductions · 04.08.2011, 07:24 AM

need to get it. Billy Smog is a longtime favorite. SOMETIMES was astounding. I missed that live album though.

The Earl Of Slander · 04.08.2011, 07:32 AM

Then you need that too, it's badass. Apocalypse is whole different level though, especially for a fellow Sometimes lover. Don't sleep on it for a second man, seriously. The first half sounds a bit like Sometimes reconstituted as a balls to the wall dirty country rock record, the second is some of the most hushedly beautiful stuff he's recorded.

noisereductions · 04.08.2011, 09:27 AM

I won't sleep on shit. I love Billy Smog.

narlus · 04.08.2011, 11:25 AM

i skipped out on the live LP since it was ridiculously priced for a single LP, but i thought Eagle was the 2nd best record of that year, and love the new one after just one listen. the man's a great talent.

The Earl Of Slander · 04.08.2011, 06:21 PM

The live LP was a double, so it wasn't too pricey.

deflinus · 04.08.2011, 06:31 PM

such a moving album. i didn't expect any less

batreleaser · 04.09.2011, 01:19 PM

i still have never seen callahan live. i need to get around to that soon.

The Earl Of Slander · 04.10.2011, 03:33 AM

Me neither, but I desperately want to. He's playing Manchester on the 6th of May, so I think I'm going to have to go for it...

narlus · 04.10.2011, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Earl Of Slander

The live LP was a double, so it wasn't too pricey.

huh. for some reason i thought it was a single. i guess that makes more sense now.

pad_023 · 04.11.2011, 05:50 AM

Really like this, Baby's Breath is a fantastic song.

Genteel Death · 04.11.2011, 10:48 AM

I Hate This Record! Fucking Hate It!!

hipster_bebop_junkie · 04.11.2011, 12:42 PM

Bill Callahan's "Apocalypse" is currently streaming on 3voor12:
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/speler/luiste...rpaal.44622033

tesla69 · 04.11.2011, 01:03 PM

Smog were a worse band than psycho-tec...

The Earl Of Slander · 04.11.2011, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Genteel Death

I Hate This Record! Fucking Hate It!!

Why?

RdTv · 04.13.2011, 09:24 AM

My favorite Bill Callahan related output since A River Ain't Much To Love. I liked Sometimes, but this album to me is a return to form.

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The Earl Of Slander the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,156	Super exited. If this is even half way as good as 'Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle' it'll be the best thing that comes out this year. __________________ The toothaches got worse, she dreamed of disembodied voices from whose malignance there was no appeal, the soft dusk of mirrors out of which something was about to walk, and empty rooms that waited for her. Your gynaecologist has no test for what she was pregnant with.
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02.01.2011, 01:03 PM	#2
washer bad moon rising Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Porto Posts: 210	Great news. "Sometimes..." was really good, I enjoyed it more than some of the Smog output I already knew.
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02.01.2011, 01:12 PM	#3
hevusa expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: rain hell Posts: 1,535	cool. smog was one of my favorites back in high school.
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04.08.2011, 04:35 AM	#4
The Earl Of Slander the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,156	This album is stupidly great. I'm totally obsessed. He's on such a winning streak with 'Sometimes...' and now this. It definitely feels of a piece with the former record, in terms of being warm elder statesman Callahan, but it's harder, sparser, and noticeably more 'rock'. It really feels like his 'country' album, all twanging guitars and gypsy fiddles, you can taste the dust blowing the whole time. 'America!' is the song for you if you ever wondered what Callahan doing a shit-kicking guitar shredding America-fuck-yeah track would sound like. And it's BADASS. The highlight though might be 'Riding For The Feeling', which joins the pantheon of utterly beautiful Bill Callahan horse songs. Essential. __________________ The toothaches got worse, she dreamed of disembodied voices from whose malignance there was no appeal, the soft dusk of mirrors out of which something was about to walk, and empty rooms that waited for her. Your gynaecologist has no test for what she was pregnant with.
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04.08.2011, 06:44 AM	#5
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	its awesome __________________ listen to pink reason
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04.08.2011, 07:24 AM	#6
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	need to get it. Billy Smog is a longtime favorite. SOMETIMES was astounding. I missed that live album though. __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
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04.08.2011, 07:32 AM	#7
The Earl Of Slander the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,156	Then you need that too, it's badass. Apocalypse is whole different level though, especially for a fellow Sometimes lover. Don't sleep on it for a second man, seriously. The first half sounds a bit like Sometimes reconstituted as a balls to the wall dirty country rock record, the second is some of the most hushedly beautiful stuff he's recorded. __________________ The toothaches got worse, she dreamed of disembodied voices from whose malignance there was no appeal, the soft dusk of mirrors out of which something was about to walk, and empty rooms that waited for her. Your gynaecologist has no test for what she was pregnant with.
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04.08.2011, 09:27 AM	#8
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	I won't sleep on shit. I love Billy Smog. __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
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04.08.2011, 11:25 AM	#9
narlus 100% Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 749	i skipped out on the live LP since it was ridiculously priced for a single LP, but i thought Eagle was the 2nd best record of that year, and love the new one after just one listen. the man's a great talent. __________________ http://www.tinnitus-photography.com
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04.08.2011, 06:21 PM	#10
The Earl Of Slander the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,156	The live LP was a double, so it wasn't too pricey. __________________ The toothaches got worse, she dreamed of disembodied voices from whose malignance there was no appeal, the soft dusk of mirrors out of which something was about to walk, and empty rooms that waited for her. Your gynaecologist has no test for what she was pregnant with.
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04.08.2011, 06:31 PM	#11
deflinus expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the darkest part of your mind Posts: 1,737	such a moving album. i didn't expect any less
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04.09.2011, 01:19 PM	#12
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	i still have never seen callahan live. i need to get around to that soon. __________________ listen to pink reason
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04.10.2011, 03:33 AM	#13
The Earl Of Slander the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,156	Me neither, but I desperately want to. He's playing Manchester on the 6th of May, so I think I'm going to have to go for it... __________________ The toothaches got worse, she dreamed of disembodied voices from whose malignance there was no appeal, the soft dusk of mirrors out of which something was about to walk, and empty rooms that waited for her. Your gynaecologist has no test for what she was pregnant with.
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04.11.2011, 05:50 AM	#15
pad_023 the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 588	Really like this, Baby's Breath is a fantastic song.
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04.11.2011, 10:48 AM	#16
Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	I Hate This Record! Fucking Hate It!!
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hipster_bebop_junkie 100% Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 777	Bill Callahan's "Apocalypse" is currently streaming on 3voor12: http://3voor12.vpro.nl/speler/luiste...rpaal.44622033
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tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	Smog were a worse band than psycho-tec...
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04.13.2011, 09:24 AM	#20
RdTv invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lexington,KY USA Posts: 2,512	My favorite Bill Callahan related output since A River Ain't Much To Love. I liked Sometimes, but this album to me is a return to form.
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