Old Fire Attempts to Find the Beauty in Bleakness
The music on Old Fire’s Voids is slow and unsettling, like folk music from a location devoid of hope.
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Bill Callahan’s ‘Gold Record’ Offers Snapshots of Moments in Time
Former Smog songsmith Bill Callahan offers sparse and dry-recorded acoustic portraits on Gold Record.
The 60 Best Albums of 2009
PopMatters turns 20 years old this October and we're beginning to celebrate our history by taking you back in time a decade ago. Obama was in the White House and the musical times were very good indeed. Revisit 2009 through its best albums.
Bill Callahan: Have Fun With God
Callahan's dub version of his 2013 masterpiece Dream River is interesting but never enchanting like its predecessor.