"It's this ensemble and their facility for improv that powers Callahan's forthcoming solo record, My Days of 58, the first tastes of which offer up some Callahan wisdom. The song Lonely City, he said, was an odd one for him to write, being generally more concerned with humans and the spirit within. So writing about concrete and steel felt like a no go."
"The song Lonely City, he said, was an odd one for him to write, being generally more concerned with humans and the spirit within. So writing about concrete and steel felt like a no go. Like I'm going to write a song about a car next? But of course cities are made by humans so they are human, too. You have a relationship with them, like friends."
"You can ask Callahan about his relationship to cities or his new record when he sits for the Guardian's reader interview in early January or his ever-exploratory current listening, the recent reissue of his classic 2001 Peel Session as Smog, whether he remembers anything of his family's years living in Knaresbrough during his childhood, his perhaps unlikely seeming collaboration with Noah Cyrus (sister of Miley) or his vibey covers project with Bonnie Prince Billy."
Bill Callahan has sustained a strong creative run since 2019's Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest, reflecting on how parenthood and marriage have changed him. His music has loosened and expanded, partly due to chemistry with his live band: guitarist Matt Kinsey, saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi and drummer Jim White. That ensemble's improvisational facility is audible on the 2024 live album Resuscitate and informs his forthcoming solo record My Days of 58. The song Lonely City confronted him with writing about urban materiality, ultimately framing cities as human and relational. Listeners are invited to ask about his relationship to cities, the new record, recent reissues, past residences, and collaborations.
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