Bill Callahan has ditched his Smog moniker and will now release his albums under his birth name.
The acclaimed-singer songwriter revered for his morose balladry will release his new album ‘Woke On A Whaleheart’ via Drag City as Bill Callahan.
The album gets its US release on April 17 and features a string on guest appearances.
‘Woke On A Whaleheart’s track-listing is as follows:
1 From the Rivers to the Ocean
2 Footprints
3 Diamond Dancer
4 Sycamore
5 The Wheel
6 Honeymoon Child
7 Day
8 Night
9 A Man Needs a Woman or...
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