Bill Callahan: Rough Travel for a Rare Thing | Album review

Cold-blooded old songs take on unprecedented swing in the American songwriter's first live album in a 20-year careerBill Callahan's last album cropped up on many an end-of-year poll in 2009, confirming the slightly creepy former boyfriend of both Cat Power and Joanna Newsom as an American songwriter still impressing 20 years into his career. It's a pity Rough Travel, his first live album, doesn't include recent highlights such as "Eid Ma Clack Shaw", but recent converts can take consolation in t...

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