Bill Callahan

Bill Callahan Returns with New Album 'Gold Record'

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2020

Following last year's double album Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest, Smog mastermind Bill Callahan is set to return with another new LP. The r...

Exclaim!'s 10 Best Folk and Country Albums of 2019

PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2019

"The stigma that country music is made for well-adjusted straight white men is just baloney," says current Exclaim! cover star Orville Peck...

Smog's Classic 'Knock Knock' Gets 20th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2019

Bill Callahan has released a lot of great albums over his many years, but one of his beloved works remains Smog's 1999 LP Knock Knock — an...

Bill Callahan

Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2019

To be a fan of Bill Callahan, of late, feels a lot like being on a glorious winning streak. Since retiring his Smog handle in 2007, Callaha...

Bill Callahan Wanted to Make an Album Encompassing "All of Life" on 'Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest'

PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2019

"Don't you get sick of talking about parenting sometimes?" Bill Callahan asks, and then chuckles.   We're about half an hour into our inter...

Bill Callahan Shares Side 3 of New Album 'Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest'

PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2019

Bill Callahan's new double album Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest is set to arrive next week, and after rolling out Side 1 and Side 2 of the re...

Bill Callahan Delivers Side 2 of His New Album 'Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest'

PUBLISHED May 30, 2019

Making for quite the ambitious pre-release marketing strategy, Bill Callahan has now shared the entire second side of his new double album...

Bill Callahan Shares Six New Songs from His 'Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest' Album

PUBLISHED May 23, 2019

Next month, Bill Callahan will release new double album Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest. Today, he's shared a whopping six new songs from the...