Album of the Day: Bill Callahan - Rough Travel For A Rare Thing

I love Bill Callahan, I do, ever since I heard him the first time when he was still recording under the name Smog with crappy recording gear and badly-tuned guitars played badly. Distinctive voice, dry delivery, dark irony, what's not to love? This is a fairly recent record, a live recording, and he's come a long way. There's a whole band there now, he's more secure in his delivery, but there is still that core sound I fell for years ago.

 

Rating: *****
Comment: There is never a bad time to put this album on.