Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
by Bill Callahan
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 38
  3. Negative: 4 out of 38
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  1. Lana-banana
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Without a doubt, the best album of the year. Lana is one of the best artists of all time, an authentic, strong and powerful woman.
  2. sammyanthony
    Jul 4, 2019
    7
    Love how Bill Callahan wrapped cute love and introspective stories up in a serene, ambient, and dark way. Frightening at first, but at some point it feels more relentless as it goes through till the end; makes it dull and unfulfilled its purpose to deliver.
  3. All_ButTrU4
    Nov 20, 2021
    8
    A fascinating 1hour masterpiece carried by philosophical observations, meditations on death and fatherhood. Bill has never sounded this strong before pulling off 20 tracks that never feel like fillers or indulgent. The phenomenal "747" has one of the most stunning lyrics on death inspired from looking out of a plane and seeing the clouds from a higher perspective. Bill has a knack forA fascinating 1hour masterpiece carried by philosophical observations, meditations on death and fatherhood. Bill has never sounded this strong before pulling off 20 tracks that never feel like fillers or indulgent. The phenomenal "747" has one of the most stunning lyrics on death inspired from looking out of a plane and seeing the clouds from a higher perspective. Bill has a knack for making the mundane feel so important.… Expand

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88

Universal acclaim - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Dusted Magazine
    Jul 16, 2019
    80
    Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest is a quiet album that will tell you about the succession of small, resonant moments that make up a day, a month, a life. Sit still for that, soak it in and let it breathe, and you start to see the glow behind the ordinary, not just in Callahan’s album, but in the world itself.
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  2. Record Collector
    Jun 27, 2019
    80
    Songs reflect on his outsider past (The Ballad Of The Hulk, Young Icarus), deal directly with the writer’s block he feared happiness would bring (Writing) but now boast a welcome immediacy and intimacy as he lays his new life proudly bare. ... It sure took a while, but the Smog has finally lifted.
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  3. The Wire
    Jun 20, 2019
    80
    The parsimoniously arranged, mostly acoustic sound of the record enhances its projection of intimacy. ... Callahan doesn’t entirely give up his old taste for blankly delivered disturbance; his memory of childbirth includes the blood. But he’s never sounded so open or so genuinely happy. [Jul 2019, p.48]
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