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
The Brooklyn group Aisle Knot writes hushed, mysterious songs that are charmingly rickety and grounded in surefooted melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable May 22, 2021
Proceeds from this hauntingly beautiful dark folk LP will be donated to Plataforma de Apoio aos Refugiados, for Portuguese refugee support. Bandcamp New & Notable May 16, 2021
The latest from Joanna Gemma Auguri delivers sweeping, epic songs accompanied by accordion, to starkly beautiful effect. Bandcamp New & Notable May 9, 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