Red Apple Falls

by Smog

Red Apple Falls cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 May 1997
  • Label: Drag City
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:18
  • Community rating: 4.05/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Red Apple Falls' captures Bill Callahan paring back his lo-fi origins to deliver a pristine, devastatingly sparse slowcore and folk album. Aided by Jim O'Rourke's immaculate production, the record is deeply lethargic and introspective, painting pastoral scenes of depressive isolation and heartbreak.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, breakup, minimal, wry, storytelling, acoustic, melodic, unpolished, male-vocals

Tracklist

  1. The Morning Paper (3:22)
  2. Blood Red Bird (4:01)
  3. Red Apples (5:06)
  4. I Was A Stranger (3:23)
  5. To Be Of Use (5:41)
  6. Red Apple Falls (6:49)
  7. Ex-Con (3:35)
  8. Inspirational (6:25)
  9. Finer Days (4:50)

Credits

  • Smog - primary artist
  • Jim O'Rourke - bass, piano, organ [hammond], hurdy gurdy, drums, producer
  • Matt Weston - drums
  • Thymme Jones - drums, piano, trumpet
  • Phil Bonnet - engineer [assistant]
  • Donna Marone - french horn
  • Ken Champion - pedal steel guitar
  • Bill Callahan - vocals, guitar, piano, organ [hammond], synthesizer [synth washes], producer

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