Bill Callahan
‘Art is appropriation’: folklorist Jake Xerxes Fussell connects forgotten tunes to our times
Once hesitant to put his own stamp on archival music, the Georgia singer-guitarist found the freedom to reinterpret folk songs in his new album
Grayson Haver Currin
24, Jan, 2022 @1:00 PM
Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy: Blind Date Party review – revelatory fun with old favourites
The left-field giants are full of surprises on an electrifying set of covers of everyone from Steely Dan to Silver Jews
Kitty Empire
05, Dec, 2021 @9:00 AM
Kitty Empire's best music of 2020
Our critic’s picks, from righteous old-school hip-hop via euphoric retro pop to classic American songwriting
Kitty Empire
27, Dec, 2020 @8:00 AM
The 50 best albums of 2020: the full list
Our countdown is complete, topped by a mercurial work of sprawling invention by a woman who has dug deep to survive. Taken as a whole, these choices contain drama, solace, poetry and fire, a fitting selection for a turbulent year
Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes
18, Dec, 2020 @8:07 AM
Bill Callahan: Gold Record review – time to join the pantheon of great American singer-songwriters
The one-time misanthrope releases an album abundant in warmth bordering on empathy
Kitty Empire
29, Aug, 2020 @1:00 PM
The 50 best albums of 2019: the full list
Our pick of the year’s finest albums brings American dreaming, teenage dynamism, heartbreak, barbed rap, impetuous indie and beautiful soundscapes
20, Dec, 2019 @9:41 AM
Bill Callahan: Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest review – a sweet and sly return
(Drag City)
Kitty Empire
16, Jun, 2019 @7:00 AM
Bill Callahan: Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest review – brilliantly sly celebration of family and the infinite
Humour and subtly shattering insights into a new life as a parent add profundity to Callahan’s expansive album
Laura Snapes
14, Jun, 2019 @9:00 AM
Bill Callahan: 'I can't die – life is too good, it can't end'
With help from his wife and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, the artist formerly known as Smog has opened up. He’s even talking to his neighbours, he says
Laura Snapes
13, Jun, 2019 @11:49 AM
50 great tracks for June from Jarvis Cocker, Lady Lykez, Employed to Serve and more
From Sleater-Kinney’s return to TisaKorean’s goofy rap, here are 50 new tracks to check out this month
Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes
03, Jun, 2019 @10:40 AM
End of the Road review – irony versus revolution in majestic musical battle
Father John Misty’s show-stealing stagecraft crowned a brilliantly curated weekend of rock-adjacent acts – from Parquet Courts’ prickly postpunk to Slowdive’s shoegaze – under Dorset’s starry skies
Jazz Monroe
04, Sep, 2017 @1:28 PM
Bill Callahan review – intense, spellbinding singer at his deadpan best
Singer-songwriter’s pared-back blues makes a ferocious impact in show that celebrates his classics and dry sense of humour
Pádraig Collins
03, Jun, 2017 @2:13 AM
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