Bill Callahan joins host Stephen Kallao

Bill Callahan, who used to perform under the band name Smog, has a new album called Gold Record. The new songs are about folks from all walks of life, including a limo driver, a guy approaching middle age, and a Ry Cooder superfan. Today, we’ll find out how Callahan inhabits these characters, as well as what it was like to collaborate with Bonnie Prince Billy on a Cat Stevens cover. Plus, he shares a live performance from his home in Austin, Texas.

*The Pretenders “Time The Avenger” Learning To Crawl
Bill Callahan “Let’s Move To The Country” Recorded Live For The World Cafe
Bill Callahan “Ry Cooder” Gold Record
Bill Callahan “35” Recorded Live For The World Cafe
Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy “Blackness Of The Night (feat. Azita)” Blackness Of The Night
Bill Callahan “Protest Song” Recorded Live For The World Cafe
Sunflower Bean “Easier Said” Human Ceremony
Dr. Dog “Shadow People” Shame, Shame
Natalie Prass “Short Court Style” The Future And The Past
Jill Scott “Golden” Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds, Vol. 2
The Weather Station “Robber” Ignorance
Phoenix “Lisztomania” Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Joy Division “Love Will Tear Us Apart” New Wave Hits, Vol. 2

Hour Two
*John Prine “Ain’t Hurtin’ Nobody” Lost Dogs And Mixed Blessings
Arlo Parks “Hurt” Collapsed In Sunbeams
Sam Smith “I’m Not The Only One” In The Lonely Hour
Local Natives “Dark Days (feat. Amelia Meath)” Dark Days (single)
Yola “Hold On (feat. Sheryl Crow)” Hold On (single)
Israel Nash “Down In The Country” Topaz
Neil Young “Are You Ready For The Country?” Harvest
Florence And The Machine “Lover To Lover” Ceremonials
Portugal The Man “Purple Yellow Red And Blue” Evil Friends
S.G. Goodman “Old Time Feeling” Old Time Feeling
Charley Crockett “I Can Help” I Can Help (single)
Michigander “Let Down” Let Down (single)
Radiohead “Let Down” OK Computer
Nicole Atkins “Domino” Italian Ice

*Optional Song