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'Neath The Puke Tree
''Neath the Puke Tree'' is an EP by Bill Callahan (also known as Smog). It was released on Drag City in 2000. Recorded by Brent "Sloth" Puncheon and Leah Baker, it includes remakes of previous work ("I Was a Stranger" from ''Red Apple Falls'' and "A Jar of Sand" from ''Sewn to the Sky'') as well as three new songs. Charlie Gansa played guitar on the record; "Sloth" and Jim White played drums. White would return to play drums on '' Supper'' and ''A River Ain't Too Much to Love ''A River Ain't Too Much to Love'' is the eleventh studio album by Smog. It was released on May 30, 2005 in Europe by Domino Recording Company and in North America by Drag City. It is Bill Callahan's final studio album released under the Smog mo ...''. Track listing References 2000 EPs Bill Callahan (musician) EPs Drag City (record label) EPs Domino Recording Company EPs {{2000-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smog (band)
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. Career Callahan started out as a highly experimental artist, using substandard instruments and recording equipment. His early songs lacked melodic structure and were clumsily played on poorly tuned guitars, resulting in the dissonant sounds on his self-released cassettes and debut album ''Sewn to the Sky''. Much of his early output was instrumental, a stark contrast to the lyrical focus of his later work. His use of lo-fi techniques was not primarily an aesthetic preference, but stemmed from his lack of resources to make and record music. Once he sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Apple Falls
''Red Apple Falls'' is the sixth album by Smog (the alias of Bill Callahan), released in May 1997 on Drag City and re-released in Europe in 2001 by Domino. Background ''Red Apple Falls'' was recorded by Jim O'Rourke and Callahan, with assistance from Phil Bonnet. It is the first of two Smog records produced by O'Rourke, and Callahan's third team-up with O'Rourke. O'Rourke also plays bass guitar, piano, Hammond organ, hurdy-gurdy and drums on the album. Songs "Ex-Con" was released as a single. An early version of "Red Apples" first appeared on Callahan's first EP '' Floating'' in 1991, and was later covered by Cat Power for her album ''The Covers Record''. "I Was a Stranger" was redone by Callahan for the 2000 EP '''Neath the Puke Tree ''Neath the Puke Tree'' is an EP by Bill Callahan (also known as Smog). It was released on Drag City in 2000. Recorded by Brent "Sloth" Puncheon and Leah Baker, it includes remakes of previous work ("I Was a Stranger" from ''Red Apple Falls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Callahan (musician) EPs
William Callahan may refer to: * William A. Callahan, Canadian political scientist * William F. Callahan (1891–1964), chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority **Callahan Tunnel or William F. Callahan Tunnel, a Boston Harbor tunnel *William P. Callahan (born 1950), American Roman Catholic bishop * William R. Callahan (state representative) (1925–1976), Massachusetts state representative *William R. Callahan (priest) (1931–2010), American Roman Catholic priest *William Roger Callahan (1931–2022), journalist and politician in Newfoundland, Canada *William J. Callahan, Deputy Director of the United States Secret Service Bill Callahan may refer to: *Bill Callahan (American football) (born 1956), American football coach *Bill Callahan (musician) (born 1966), American singer-songwriter *Bill Callahan (TV producer) Bill Callahan is a writer/producer for such shows as '' Spin City'', ''8 Simple Rules'', ''Oliver Beene'', ''Scrubs'' and ''Psych''. Career Callahan was an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A River Ain't Too Much To Love
''A River Ain't Too Much to Love'' is the eleventh studio album by Smog. It was released on May 30, 2005 in Europe by Domino Recording Company and in North America by Drag City. It is Bill Callahan's final studio album released under the Smog moniker. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 29 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. * Bill Callahan – vocals, guitar, various instruments, production * Connie Lovatt – vocals, bass guitar * Travis Weller – fiddle * Thor Harris – zills (2), hammer dulcimer (5), air-drums (5) * Joanna Newsom Joanna Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Northern California, Newsom was classically trained on the harp in her youth and began her musical career as a keyboardist in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supper (album)
''Supper'' is the tenth studio album by Smog. It was released in 2003 in Europe by Domino Recording Company and in North America by Drag City. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ''No Ripcord'' placed it at number 39 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2003" list. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. * Bill Callahan – vocals, guitar, Hammond organ, piano, production * Sarabeth Tucek – vocals * Andy Hopkins – guitar * Bill Lowman – guitar (8), banjo (8) * Ken Champion – pedal steel guitar, piano * Ryan Hembrey – bass guitar, cello * Nate Lepine – wind controller * Jim White – drums * Rian Murphy Rian Murphy is a drummer and producer for the Chicago record label Drag City, and also acts as the company's sales director.Wappler, Margaret (2011)Nothing dims Bill C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim White (drummer)
Jim Ronald White (born 1962) is an Australian drummer, songwriter, and producer. In 1992 he formed Dirty Three, an instrumental rock band, with fellow mainstays Warren Ellis on violin; and Mick Turner on guitar. In Dirty Three, White sometimes shares songwriting duties with Ellis and Turner. White has also played with various other artists including PJ Harvey, Mark Kozelek, Bonnie Prince Billy, Cat Power, Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Smog, The Blackeyed Susans, Kim Salmon's STM, Venom P. Stinger, The Tren Brothers, and Nina Nastasia. White currently records and performs with Xylouris White, a duo formed with Cretan lute player Giorgos Xylouris. Biography Jim Ronald White was born in 1962 and grew up in Clifton Hill, Victoria. In 1980, as a drummer, he formed Happy Orphans with Conway Savage on piano and backing vocals. Late the following year he replaced Peter Rippon on drums in a noise rock group, The People with Chairs up Their Noses, alongside Mark Barry o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sewn To The Sky
''Sewn to the Sky'' is an album by Smog, released in 1990 by Disaster Records. Most sources consider it to be Smog's first album, made after the release of several cassette-only recordings. It was re-released by Drag City in 1995. The experimental album combined home recording, substandard instruments and repetitive and noisy songwriting structures, and was an early example of the lo-fi genre. The track "A Jar of Sand" was re-recorded for the '''Neath the Puke Tree'' EP in 2000. Production The album was recorded in Georgia and Maryland. The liner notes say that it was recorded on a "dumpster Portastudio". ''Spin'' wrote that the recording "found allahanrelishing the process, with little regard for form or the guitar he was still learning to really play". Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' wrote, "Suffused with the vague gray atmospherics suggested by the band’s name, ''Sewn to the Sky'' is primitive and promising." ''The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Callahan (musician)
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. Career Callahan started out as a highly experimental artist, using substandard instruments and recording equipment. His early songs lacked melodic structure and were clumsily played on poorly tuned guitars, resulting in the dissonant sounds on his self-released cassettes and debut album ''Sewn to the Sky''. Much of his early output was instrumental, a stark contrast to the lyrical focus of his later work. His use of lo-fi techniques was not primarily an aesthetic preference, but stemmed from his lack of resources to make and record music. Once he si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag City (record Label)
Drag City is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. Established in the city in 1990 by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn, its first release was a Royal Trux single ("Hero Zero" - DC1).Howland, Don (1993)Drag Kings: Chicago's Drag City is America's Best Record Label, '' SPIN'', November 1993, p. 101-2, 152-3, retrieved 2010-12-05 It specializes in indie rock, noise rock, psychedelic folk, alternative country, and experimental music. The label has featured numerous critically acclaimed artists, including Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Bill Callahan, Joanna Newsom, and Silver Jews. History The label released the US version of Scott Walker's ''Tilt'' in 1997, after the label approached him wishing to give the album a US release.Morris, Chris (1997)Drag City Goes Full 'Tilt' on Walker, '' Billboard'', August 23, 1997, p. 53-4, retrieved 2010-12-05 Walker described releasing the album on the indie label as "an experiment". Several members of Drag City's staff have p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of records other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork (website)
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working at a record store in suburban Minneapolis, and the website earned a reputation for its extensive coverage of indie rock music. It has since expanded and covers all kinds of music, including pop. Pitchfork was sold to Condé Nast in 2015, although Schreiber remained its editor-in-chief until he left the website in 2019. Initially based in Minneapolis, Pitchfork later moved to Chicago, and then Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Its offices are currently located in One World Trade Center alongside other Condé Nast publications. The site is best known for its daily output of music reviews but also regularly reviews reissues and box sets. Since 2016, it has published retrospective reviews of classics, and other albums that it had not previously revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
