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- Summary: The singer-songwriter behind Smog [and its more parenthetical offshoot, (Smog)] returns with his first release under his given name.
- Record Label: Drag City
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Sycamore | |
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There's sap in the trees if you tap 'em There's blood on the seas if you map 'em Christian, if you see your poppa Tell him I love him He taught me to... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 18
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Mixed: 4 out of 18
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Negative: 0 out of 18
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This album is ridiculously rhythmic.
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While Callahan's Woke On A Whaleheart shares Smog's rumbly tone and rootsy foundations, it is a bit of a departure.
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"Whaleheart" is sure to be one of the year's finest releases, which shouldn't come as news to anyone familiar with Callahan's singular, indelible songwriting.
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It's far from his best work, but, as Callahan takes a detour into rootsy musical traditions such as country and gospel, it is a characteristically eccentric release.
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It employs all his strengths as a writer of lyrics and music and stretches the canvas of his colorful if sparsely arranged tapestry.
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Woke on a Whaleheart is a deceptively easy listen-- steady, lulling, and vehemently organic-- but consequently, it can begin to feel invisible.
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SpinSkirting the emotional depths that marked his past work, Callahan's new persona feels almost shallow. [May 2007, p.84]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Jan 13, 2011
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roccoc.Nov 5, 2007Delicious.
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