1996 studio album by Smog
The Doctor Came at Dawn |
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Studio album by Smog |
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Released | September 10, 1996 |
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Recorded | 1996 |
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Length | 38:52 |
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Label | Drag City[3] |
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Producer | Bill Callahan |
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The Doctor Came at Dawn is the fifth album by Bill Callahan (under his "Smog" moniker), released in 1996 on Drag City.[9][10] It was re-released in Europe in 2001 by Domino. Callahan's occasional creative partner, Cynthia Dall, appears on the album.[11]
Critical reception
Uncut wrote: "A dark collection of songs, admittedly, but arguably it marked the maturing of Callahan as a songwriter."[12] The Cleveland Scene wrote: "Spare and bitter, its songs conjure closed scenes that hum and bleed with intense sensory details."[13] The New Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Smog's "plaintive tunes and self-parodic misogyny both hit new levels."[7] CMJ New Music Monthly called The Doctor Came at Dawn "the bleakest, saddest album of 1996."[14] NME ranked the album at fortieth in their list "Darkest albums ever: 50 of the best."[15]
Track listing
- "You Moved In" – 4:34
- "Somewhere in the Night" – 2:10
- "Lize" – 5:58
- "Spread Your Bloody Wings" – 3:27
- "Carmelite Light" – 0:42
- "Everything You Touch Becomes a Crutch" – 2:34
- "All Your Women Things" – 6:47
- "Whistling Teapot (Rag)" – 3:39
- "Four Hearts in a Can" – 4:12
- "Hangman Blues" – 4:49
References
- ^ Carew, Anthony. "Top 10 Slowcore Albums". LiveAbout. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ Gómez Martínez, Javier (November 27, 2019). "The 35 Saddest Albums Of All Time". Discogs Blog. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ "Smog - The Doctor Came At Dawn | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "The Doctor Came at Dawn - Smog | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 571.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Smog Reviews". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ a b The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 754.
- ^ joshuatree (March 1, 2009). "Smog - The Doctor Came at Dawn (album review)". Sputnikmusic.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Smog | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 968. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
- ^ Leibrock, Rachel (April 18, 2012). "Goodbye, Cynthia Dall". News & Review.
- ^ "Bill Callahan – Album By Album". Uncut. March 8, 2013.
- ^ Scribner, Sara (March 11, 1999). "The Ruminator". Cleveland Scene.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (February 1997). "Second Thoughts". CMJ. No. 42. CMJ Network, Inc. – via Google Books.
- ^ "Darkest albums ever: 50 of the best". NME. January 19, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
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