Bill Callahan – Apocalypse (2011)

There are times when life seems to shimmer gently, as if seen through a heat haze. Usually this feeling is accompanied by a sense of melancholy and introspection, perhaps centred on the wisdom of taking that last cocktail the previous evening. It is to this record that I would turn, should such a mood overtake me. It is balm for a troubled soul and its ruminations and reflections create a lacuna in the endless chatter of life. Bill Callahan is an artist well worth the effort of getting to know and this sleepy, meandering affair is a breath of fresh air in a world of conditioning.