Apocalypse (Bill Callahan album)

Apocalypse
Studio album by Bill Callahan
Released	April 5, 2011
Genre	Contemporary folk, Americana
Length	40:24
Label	Drag City
Bill Callahan chronology
Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle (2009) Apocalypse (2011) Dream River (2013)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B+[3]
The Daily Telegraph	[4]
The Independent	[5]
Mojo	[6]
Pitchfork Media	8.0/10[7]
Q	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Spin	7/10[10]
Uncut	[11]

Apocalypse is an album released on April 5, 2011 by Bill Callahan. It is the third studio album released under his own name, and fourteenth overall when including LPs released as Smog.^[12] Mojo and Pitchfork both placed the album at number 23 on their "Top 50 albums of 2011" lists^[13][14] while Uncut placed the album at number 25.^[15]

Track listing

1. "Drover" - 5:24
2. "Baby's Breath" - 5:30
3. "America!" - 5:33
4. "Universal Applicant" - 5:53
5. "Riding for the Feeling" - 6:05
6. "Free's" - 3:13
7. "One Fine Morning" - 8:46

Personnel

• Bill Callahan – vocals, classical guitar, electric guitar, snare, production
• Brian Beattie – bass, mixing
• Gordon Butler – fiddle
• John Congleton – recording
• Luke Franco – flute
• Matt Kinsey – bass, electric guitar
• Jonathan Meiburg – Wurlitzer electric piano, piano
• Neal Morgan – drums
• Roger Seibel – mastering

References

1. "Reviews for Apocalypse by Bill Callahan". Metacritic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
2. Jurek, Thom. "Apocalypse – Bill Callahan". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
3. Heller, Jason (April 5, 2011). "Bill Callahan: Apocalypse". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
4. Perry, Andrew (April 8, 2011). "Bill Callahan: Apocalypse, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
5. Gill, Andy (April 8, 2011). "Album: Bill Callahan, Apocalypse (Drag City)". The Independent. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
6. "Bill Callahan: Apocalypse". Mojo (210): 100. May 2011.
7. Powell, Mike (April 13, 2011). "Bill Callahan: Apocalypse". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
8. "Bill Callahan: Apocalypse". Q (298): 112. May 2011.
9. Catucci, Nick (April 13, 2011). "Apocalypse". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
10. Powell, Mike (April 19, 2011). "Bill Callahan, 'Apocalypse' (Drag City)". Spin. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
11. "Bill Callahan: Apocalypse". Uncut (168): 89. May 2011.
12. "Bill Callahan - Apocalypse". Drag City. 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
13. "MOJO's Top 50 Albums Of 2011". Stereogum. December 2, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
14. "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork Media. December 15, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
15. "Uncut's Top 50 Albums Of 2011". Stereogum. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2012-01-14.

External links

• Apocalypse on Drag City website