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Lancaster attributes some of this to practical considerations: "We were only just learning to play our instruments and our equipment was deficient

Atlantic classic for sure

Upupayāma’s music is rooted strongly in Eastern and Western folk traditions

mangled Phil-Spector-via-Jesus-&-Mary-Chain melodies

This album clearly puts Sick Thoughts on top of the punk heap

SMOG - Red Apple Falls LP new age Lancaster attributes some of thisWhy Smog is so important in the progression of music today. A sad, straight forward, black humoured collection of Bill Callahan's greatest songs. They are obscure, ethereal, thorny, snakelike in their charm, and never cliche. Bill Callahan has more in common with musicians like Gordon Lightfoot, Gary Neuman, and David Bowie. Though he may not sound like them, he resonates their willingness to go beyond. Callahan is a poet.