Apocalypse (Bill Callahan album)

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Apocalypse
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Studio album by
Bill Callahan
ReleasedApril 5, 2011 (2011-04-05)
RecordedSeptember 2010
Studio Sonic Ranch
Genre
Length40:24
Label Drag City
Producer Bill Callahan
Bill Callahan chronology
Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
(2009)		Apocalypse
(2011)		 Dream River
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10 [2]
Metacritic 75/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The A.V. Club B+ [5]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin 7/10 [12]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

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]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [20] 83
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [21] 87
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [22] 49
Irish Albums (IRMA) [23] 80
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [24] 37
UK Albums (OCC) [25] 116
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [26] 16
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [27] 6
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [28] 13

References

  1. ↑ Pitchfork Staff (October 8, 2019). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 6, 2023. ...Apocalypse feels like an ascendance: His voice is lower, his music more rustic but more psychedelic, too.
  2. ↑ "Apocalypse by Bill Callahan reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Reviews for Apocalypse by Bill Callahan". Metacritic . Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Apocalypse – Bill Callahan". AllMusic . Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ Heller, Jason (April 5, 2011). "Bill Callahan: Apocalypse". The A.V. Club . Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ Perry, Andrew (April 8, 2011). "Bill Callahan: Apocalypse, CD review". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ Gill, Andy (April 8, 2011). "Album: Bill Callahan, Apocalypse (Drag City)". The Independent . Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bill Callahan: Apocalypse". Mojo . No. 210. May 2011. p. 100.
  9. ↑ Powell, Mike (April 13, 2011). "Bill Callahan: Apocalypse". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Bill Callahan: Apocalypse". Q . No. 298. May 2011. p. 112.
  11. ↑ Catucci, Nick (April 13, 2011). "Apocalypse". Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  12. ↑ Powell, Mike (April 19, 2011). "Bill Callahan, 'Apocalypse' (Drag City)". Spin . Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Bill Callahan: Apocalypse". Uncut . No. 168. May 2011. p. 89.
  14. ↑ "Bill Callahan – Apocalypse". Drag City. April 5, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  15. ↑ Breihan, Tom (December 2, 2011). "MOJO's Top 50 Albums Of 2011". Stereogum . Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork . December 15, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  17. ↑ Breihan, Tom (November 29, 2011). "Uncut's Top 50 Albums Of 2011". Stereogum . Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  18. ↑ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork . October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  19. ↑ Sentz, Tim; Hakimian, Rob; Amen, John; Cohn, Ben; Dedman, Todd; Early, J. T.; Finlayson, Ray; Fisette, Jeremy J.; Johnston, Andy (October 16, 2021). "BPM's Top 50 Albums of the 2010s | Beats Per Minute - Page 2". beatsperminute.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bill Callahan – Apocalypse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bill Callahan – Apocalypse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bill Callahan – Apocalypse" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Bill Callahan". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Bill Callahan – Apocalypse". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2011". Zobbel.de. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  26. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Bill Callahan Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Bill Callahan Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2017.


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