Bill Callahan
Biography
After almost 20 years of using the alias Smog for his music, Bill Callahan switched to his given name for his releases after 2005's A River Ain't Too Much to Love. The 2007 EP Diamond Dancer and full-length Woke on a Whaleheart both mixed the intimate, reflective, largely acoustic sound of later Smog albums like Supper and A River with gospel, soul, and pop elements, and boasted arrangements by former Royal Trux mastermind Neil Hagerty. For 2009's Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle, Callahan returned to the more intimate acoustic-based sound of latter-era Smog albums, featuring string and brass arrangements by Brian Beattie. The live album Rough Travel for a Rare Thing arrived in March 2010, and in July Callahan issued his 79-page "epistolary novelette" Letters to Emma Bowlcut, comprised of 62 letters from a nameless protagonist to a woman he saw at a party. Callahan kicked off 2011 with Apocalypse, a more uptempo collection of seven country and blues-inspired rock tunes that recalled some of his edgier work with Smog. . After almost 20 years of using the alias Smog for his music, Bill Callahan switched to his given name for his releases after 2005's A River Ain't Too Much to Love. The 2007 EP Diamond Dancer and full-length Woke on a Whaleheart both mixed the intimate, reflective, largely acoustic sound of later Smog albums like Supper and A River with gospel, soul, and pop elements, and boasted arrangements by former Royal Trux mastermind Neil Hagerty. For 2009's Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle, Callahan returned to the more intimate acoustic-based sound of latter-era Smog albums, featuring string and brass arrangements by Brian Beattie. The live album Rough Travel for a Rare Thing arrived in March 2010, and in July Callahan issued his 79-page "epistolary novelette" Letters to Emma Bowlcut, comprised of 62 letters from a nameless protagonist to a woman he saw at a party. Callahan kicked off 2011 with Apocalypse, a more uptempo collection of seven country and blues-inspired rock tunes that recalled some of his edgier work with Smog.
Top Albums |
![Dream River, Bill Callahan](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/v4/75/78/fc/7578fc0c-4dc2-47cd-1027-4888884adc68/DC553.100x100-75.jpg) 1. Dream River
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle, Bill Callahan](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/c2/06/c8/mzi.ddtjgmnu.100x100-75.jpg) 2. Sometimes I ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Apocalypse, Bill Callahan](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/d4/54/3a/mzi.gbpxpeev.100x100-75.jpg) 3. Apocalypse
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Woke On a Whaleheart, Bill Callahan](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/9d/41/f3/mzi.lrcokbkb.100x100-75.jpg) 4. Woke On a Wh..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Rough Travel for a Rare Thing (Live), Bill Callahan](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/06/7f/aa/mzi.vbebawvc.100x100-75.jpg) 5. Rough Travel..
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![Top Banana (Original Broadway Cast), Bill Callahan](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/36/4e/3b/mzi.ujzdebaw.100x100-75.jpg) 6. Top Banana (..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Expanding Dub / Highs in the Mid-40's Dub - Single, Bill Callahan](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music4/v4/61/c7/4d/61c74d78-acde-d1ed-3113-14ad7aa8b1be/DC570.100x100-75.jpg) 7. Expanding Du..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Expanding Dub - Single, Bill Callahan](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music6/v4/af/d0/55/afd05591-0003-54c4-e0b9-2df9e760f20b/DC570.100x100-75.jpg) 8. Expanding Du..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Diamond Dancer - EP, Bill Callahan](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/10/46/4c/mzi.jflftell.100x100-75.jpg) 9. Diamond Danc..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Heaven Help the Child - Single, Mickey Newbury](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/v4/f5/a5/77/f5a5778f-c9d4-e264-b8fb-25ca2f60987f/DC476X.100x100-75.jpg) 10. Heaven Help ..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Winter Road | Dream River | 5:29 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
2. | Sing | Dream River | 4:31 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
3. | Small Plane | Dream River | 3:56 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
4. | Ride My Arrow | Dream River | 5:03 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
5. | Expanding Dub | Expanding Dub / Highs in th.. | 3:37 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
6. | Seagull | Dream River | 5:39 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
7. | Summer Painter | Dream River | 6:30 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
8. | Spring | Dream River | 5:10 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
9. | Javelin Unlanding | Dream River | 3:48 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
10. | Highs in the Mid-40's Dub | Expanding Dub / Highs in th.. | 5:37 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
11. | Expanding Dub | Expanding Dub - Single | 3:38 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
12. | Heaven Help the Child | Heaven Help the Child - Sin.. | 5:07 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
13. | One Fine Morning | Apocalypse | 8:45 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
14. | Free's | Apocalypse | 3:13 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
15. | Riding for the Feeling | Apocalypse | 6:05 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
16. | Universal Applicant | Apocalypse | 5:53 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
17. | America! | Apocalypse | 5:33 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
18. | Baby's Breath | Apocalypse | 5:30 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
19. | Drover | Apocalypse | 5:24 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
20. | Bathysphere (Live) | Rough Travel for a Rare Thi.. | 5:58 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
21. | Well (Live) | Rough Travel for a Rare Thi.. | 9:04 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
22. | Let Me See the Colts (Live) | Rough Travel for a Rare Thi.. | 6:53 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
23. | Rock Bottom Riser (Live) | Rough Travel for a Rare Thi.. | 7:10 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
24. | Cold-Blooded Old Times (Live) | Rough Travel for a Rare Thi.. | 5:37 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
25. | In the Pines (Live) | Rough Travel for a Rare Thi.. | 5:50 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |