Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle

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Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
Studio album by Bill Callahan

Publication
(s)

April 14, 2009

admission

August and October 2008

Label (s) Drag City

Format (s)

CD, LP

Genre (s)

Alternative country
folk rock

Title (number)

9

running time

48:17

occupation

production

  • "Raven"
  • John Congleton
  • Brian Beattie

Studio (s)

chronology
Woke on a Whaleheart
(2009) 		Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle Apocalypse
(2011)

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle is the second music album of Bill Callahan , which was published under his real name. It was released on April 14, 2009 by Drag City . It was produced by well-known producers John Congleton and Brian Beattie.

History of origin

In an interview with Uncut , Callahan described the recordings for the album:

“I recorded the main tracks with a band in August I think. Then I gave the tracks to arranger Brian Beattie to have some string and horn parts written while I was touring South America and North America. When I got back we played the instruments - the old-fashioned way - four or five string players gathered around a microphone. The band consists of a few buddies with whom I have toured a bit for a while, Jaime Zuverza on guitar. Brian described his style of play as "unmacho" which I thought was great. And Luis Martinez on drums. The bass player was Bobby Weaver, who was a friend of producer John Congleton. "

reception

Markus Wollmann gives the record 9/10 points and writes in record tests :

“Anyone who expects inner turmoil again, as Callahan has offered it again and again in an overwhelming or subtle way, will not find it here. "Sometimes I wish we were an eagle" is not a fall in philosophically embellished self-pity, not a fall into throat-constricting existentialism and depressive mood. Callahan's maturity is evident on his 13th album in far-reaching, intelligent self-reflection. "

- Markus Wollmann

Jan Wigger discusses the work at Spiegel Online and also awards 9/10 points:

"The way Callahan intones the words" I will always love you "as the exact opposite of Whitney Houston in" My Friend "is inimitable, and the sheer beauty of" Too Many Birds "makes the mind wander - to" A Guiding Light ", to "River Guard", to "Rock Bottom Riser" and all the other enigmatic poems of smog. Callahan sings "It's time to put God away" in the fabulous, almost ten-minute "Faith / Void". It cannot be stressed enough. "

- Jan wigger

The album received positive reviews and was listed as the second best album in 2009 by Mojo Magazine .

Track list

All the songs were written by Bill Callahan .

  1. "Jim Cain" - 4:39
  2. "Eid Ma Clack Shaw" - 4:19
  3. "The Wind and the Dove" - ​​4:34
  4. "Rococo Zephyr" - 5:42
  5. "Too Many Birds" - 5:27
  6. "My Friend" - 5:12
  7. "All Thoughts Are Prey to Some Beast" - 5:52
  8. "Invocation of Ratiocination" - 2:41
  9. "Faith / Void" - 9:44

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.dragcity.com/news.html
  2. ↑ http://stereogum.com/archives/progress-report/progress-report-bill-callahan_058031.html
  3. ↑ Bill Callahan: "This is supposed to be a short blurby interview, right?"
  4. ↑ Free as a bird
  5. ↑ Spiegel Online, "Abgehört: The most important CDs of the week" section

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