Apocalypse (Bill Callahan album)
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| Apocalypse | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 5, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | September 2010 | |||
| Studio | Sonic Ranch | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 40:24 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Producer | Bill Callahan | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.9/10[2] |
| Metacritic | 75/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[5] |
| The Daily Telegraph | [6] |
| The Independent | [7] |
| Mojo | [8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Rolling Stone |  [11] |
| Spin | 7/10[12] |
| Uncut | [13] |
Apocalypse is a studio album by Bill Callahan, released on April 5, 2011. It is the third studio album released under his own name, and fourteenth overall when including LPs released as Smog.[14]
Mojo and Pitchfork both placed Apocalypse at number 23 on their respective lists of the best albums of 2011,[15][16] while Uncut placed the album at number 25.[17] In 2019, Pitchfork ranked the album at number 39 on its list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s".[18] In 2021, Beats Per Minute placed the album at number 38 in its "Top 50 Albums of the 2010s."[19]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
