http://musosguide.com/bill-callahan-london-union-chapel/7008 Online Music Guide Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://musosguide.com/bill-callahan-london-union-chapel/7008/comment-page-1#comment-3444 Twitter Trackbacks for Muso’s Guide » Gig Reviews » Bill Callahan, London Union Chapel [musosguide.com] on Topsy.com Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:56:36 +0000 http://musosguide.com/?p=7008#comment-3444 [...] Muso’s Guide » Gig Reviews » Bill Callahan, London Union Chapel musosguide.com/bill-callahan-london-union-chapel/7008 – view page – cached Bill Callahan’s second sold out show at the Union Chapel confirmed just what an impressive year it’s been for him, as an artist currently touring his thirteenth album and who only appears to be getting better with each release. This year’s Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle can be considered the third in a trio of albums where Callahan has begun to turn to lighter themes and arrangements in his songs. There was a lot of dark humour and pessimism in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s Smog records, but 2005’s A River Ain’t Too Much To Love and 2007’s Woke On A Whaleheart marked a turn towards natural themes and a more humanistic approach to relationships. Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle is perhaps the pinnacle of this gradual progression and, as ever, the Union Chapel made an ideal, stately setting for Callahan’s set, which was largely drawn from these three most recent albums. — From the page [...] [...] Muso’s Guide » Gig Reviews » Bill Callahan, London Union Chapel musosguide.com/bill-callahan-london-union-chapel/7008 – view page – cached Bill Callahan’s second sold out show at the Union Chapel confirmed just what an impressive year it’s been for him, as an artist currently touring his thirteenth album and who only appears to be getting better with each release. This year’s Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle can be considered the third in a trio of albums where Callahan has begun to turn to lighter themes and arrangements in his songs. There was a lot of dark humour and pessimism in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s Smog records, but 2005’s A River Ain’t Too Much To Love and 2007’s Woke On A Whaleheart marked a turn towards natural themes and a more humanistic approach to relationships. Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle is perhaps the pinnacle of this gradual progression and, as ever, the Union Chapel made an ideal, stately setting for Callahan’s set, which was largely drawn from these three most recent albums. — From the page [...]

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