Bill MacKay shows up at the party with a tune he’d heard over the years and a sole goal: no bad high school jazz tonight! Finding the Latin swing inside Steely Dan’s dead-eyed bummer unlocks Bill’s affirmation of the song’s caustic power, replacing the showbizzy dream-fulfillment of the original production with layers of elegant guitar and requinto, over which Bill Callahan and the Bonny ‘Prince’ frankly emote the familiar tale of artistic fall and rise. Cover art by Joanne Oldham.
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Nice record. Calm and relaxing music. Lyrics very simple and banal but it kind of adds to the ambiance.
maybe a little bit repetitive from song to song. kwack
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14 years ago when superwolf came out it charged me, not to say it saved me. Will has been my musical partner ever since. but with superwolves it feels like we just met all over again! parfumisme
The latest from Joanna Gemma Auguri delivers sweeping, epic songs accompanied by accordion, to starkly beautiful effect. Bandcamp New & Notable May 9, 2021
Tanya Donnelly, Wreckless Eric, Rosanne Cash, contribute cover versions of John Wesley Harding’s songs for this charitable compilation. Bandcamp New & Notable May 6, 2021
The British-Somali poet draws upon everything from leftfield folk to minimalist spoken-word, bound together by simple-yet-cutting wordplay. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 28, 2021
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I find Callahan's voice endlessly listenable- great songs, great chilled-out vibe without being maudlin or trite. One of the best American artists of the moment, for me. wolfgangyehyeh