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'' both placed ''Apocalypse'' at number 23 on their respective lists of the best albums of 2011, while '' Uncut'' placed the album at number 25. In 2019, ''Pitchfork'' ranked the album at number 39 on its list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". In 2021, ''Beats Per Minute'' placed the album at number 38 in its "Top 50 Albums of the 2010s."

Track listing

Personnel

* Bill Callahan – vocals, classical guitar, electric guitar, snare, production * Brian Beattie – bass, mixing * Gordon Butler – fiddle * John Congleton – recording * Luke Franco – flute * Matt Kinsey – bass, electric guitar * Jonathan Meiburg – Wurlitzer electric piano, piano *

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– drums * Roger Seibel – mastering

Charts

References

External links

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