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Purple Mountains is the new nom-de-rock of David Berman (Silver Jews) and also the name of what will be known as one of his greatest albums – full of double-jointed wit and wisdom, up to the neck in his special recipe of handcrafted country-rock joys and

Smog's 2000 album Dongs of Sevotion is loose 11-song collection featuring similar lyrical content to that of Bill Callahan's previous work. Half of the album finds Callahan alone on vocals and guitar/piano with his only support coming from Tortoise's John

Essentially an ensemble recorded live in the studio, Bill Callahan’s Apocalypse is the corpus delecti. If tape is like meat, this record is the whole hog, no cuts, delectables and guts intact! In the opening salvo “Drover,” the cattle are herded. Callahan

Originally issued on Drag City in 2007, Woke On A Whaleheart is the first solo album from Bill Callahan, who previously rocked the world under his pseudonym Smog. With the same maverick spirit of Harry Nilsson or Cat Stevens, Callahan delivers nine heart-

We all want life to be beautiful. And it usually is, whatever direction we choose to look. But never before has there been a Smog LP quite this beautiful. Lush instrumentation threads through the material, and the ability to fictionalize places our hero i

Drag City presents a 20th anniversary half-speed master vinyl edition of the 1999 Smog classic, Knock Knock! Placing this LP on your turntable, you find yourself drawn ever-deeper into the sound - and it's not just the eternally-stunning co-production fro

"all the bar tabs were destroyed in the fire. Once again I was a free man"

As you listen to Shepherd In a Sheepskin Vest, a feeling of totality, of completeness, steals over you, like a thief in broad daylight. Of course it does – you're listening to a new Bill Callahan record! The first one in almost six years! What more do you

Located at the mid point between Lee Marvin and Harvey Oswald, Bill Callahan aka Smog has established a reputation as a classic American male outsider. With 12 studio albums under his Smog belt Callahan remains an enigma. A consummate storyteller in the t

Named # 1 Album of the Year by MOJO. Pitchfork Best New Music. 8.5!! The fourth studio album from BILL CALLAHAN. In the song-world of Bill Callahan, the present realities tumble ecstatically like cloth in the wind—sheets and flags and clothes. These thin

Originally issued on Drag City in 2009, Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle is the second album from Bill Callahan, who previously rocked the world under his pseudonym Smog. The handsome 9-track set grows organically over a diverse bunch of sounds by top-no

Espers' self-titled first release appeared in 2004, heralding an era in which there was a perception of back-to-the-roots in the underground; kids making new music that spoke strongly of folk traditions and psychedelia, in the process setting themselves a

The Sir Richard Bishop show is back in town, alive as ever with exotic action, plus a bit of everything but the kitchen sink. Oneiric Formulary is the sound of surprise — first Sir Rick being surprised, then us! Not simply by six-string acoustic rags ’n‘

Six Organs is back after 3 years with a new record, new techniques in sound generation, and a new attitude. Companion Rises has a driving force only hinted at with previous releases. Manipulating the rhythmic DNA from songs such as the bass-dominated “Tak

Espers' self-titled first release appeared in 2004, heralding an era in which there was a perception of back-to-the-roots in the underground; kids making new music that spoke strongly of folk traditions and psychedelia, in the process setting themselves a

"Our salivating makes it all taste worse," croons Ty Segall in "Taste," the lead single from his latest album, First Taste. He's talking about us: how we're the masters of our own destiny, tellers of our own prophecy, makers of our own sickened choices. I

In 1987, Rafael Toral began making his own compositions and solo recordings. Thirty years later, these recordings sound remarkably prescient and perfectly timeless – almost fresher today than when they were first released. Rafael has spent the time since

In 1987, Rafael Toral began making his own compositions and solo recordings. Thirty years later, these recordings sound remarkably prescient and perfectly timeless – almost fresher today than when they were first released. Rafael has spent the time since