SMOG - A River Ain't Too Much to Love LP Noise and housed in a handmade

and housed in a handmade jacket in the Folkways tradition

parallel to her own work

but coherent and beautiful all the same

and as such the album will probably be a step more digestible to those used to a more "classical" noise-rock approach

Arbouretum’s mystic folk-rock collapses a continuum of 20th century music into decidedly classic song structures

SMOG - A River Ain't Too Much to Love LP Noise and housed in a handmadeBill Callahan is one of a number of performers who present their work under the banner of a band name. It's generally just him, other times with various cohorts along. This set is given added punch and sparkle by the quietly incessant rhythms of drummer Jim White (his rolling foundation for "The Well" sounds like a cowboy gallop across the prairie). Also, it's great to hear acoustic guitars being utilized for music not tied to just folk traditions.