3hive — I’ve been captivated by Bill Callahan ever since I discovered him at my favorite record store. Callahan has been recording music for sometime now, since 1992 as Smog, a moniker he shed with his first self-titled album in 2007. His new album, Apocal... more info

Topix — With 2009's Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle , Bill Callahan tackled God and country in equal measure, with idyllic ruminations and soft-focus instrumentation that made for the most immediate and inviting work of his career. more info

Song, by Toad — Wow, I genuinely feared I might be done with Bill Callahan, but it seems that was just a little bit hasty – shame on me. The music industry is an attritional place to ply your trade, especially a trade which demands its pound of flesh so implacably... more info

Said the Gramophone — Bill Callahan - "Riding for the Feeling" "You get one thing, don't ask for more than one thing, that's the deal." Ham and his sister Ellie, Ham 'n Ellie, walked almost (but not quite) hand-in-hand to Muscles' house. Muscles lived... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Bill Callahan - "Baby's Breath" (MP3) "A couple of years ago," [Bill Callahan] explains, "I realised that I was an entertainer" - he pauses for a moment, as if waiting for an unseen drummer to round off a punchline... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian profiles singer-songwriter Bill Callahan. At Time, Lev Grossman reviews David Foster Wallace's posthumous novel, The Pale King. On sale for $2.99 at Amazon MP3: Destroyer's Kaputt album. At the Daily Beast, author Junot Diaz shares his l... more info

Guardian Music — The former Smog man is back with a new album, Apocalypse, that deals with America, emotions and the 'cattle inside you'. Just don't tell him it's a change of direction ... Just as Bill Callahan is pondering which seat to chose in a half-deserted Lond... more info

Altsounds — Yeah...we refuse to wait any longer! Today, with a sense of urgency and righteousness, we ship the *new Bill Callahan* *LP/CD* *Apocalypse* to the world. We're calling the new and exciting street date *"4/5/11,"* in case you're keeping track. But who... more info

Stereogum — “Baby’s Breath” is the first taste from Bill Callahan’s upcoming album Apocalypse. The first sound you hear is a quick uptake of breath. The next several minutes are Callahan’s beautifully rich voice up close. The tempo speeds up and slows ... more info

Altsounds — Apocalypse Assistant by Abacus Coopdawn Essentially an ensemble recorded live in the studio, Bill Callahan's Apocalypse is the corpus delecti. Something happened here! If tape is like meat, this record is the whole hog! No cuts! Delectables and gut... more info