Bill Callahan (recording as Smog) is an American singer-songwriter known for lo-fi production, a deep baritone voice and sparse, melancholic songwriting.

Smog was the recording name used by Bill Callahan. Reviews on DeBaser describe the music as lo-fi, intimate and melancholic; notable albums discussed include Red Apple Falls, Wild Love, Julius Caesar, Rain On Lens, Supper and The Doctor Came at Dawn. Callahan later released work under his own name.

DeBaser's reviews present Smog (Bill Callahan) as a lo-fi, melancholic singer-songwriter with a deep baritone and minimalist arrangements. Critics praise stark, intimate songwriting and emotionally raw production across albums like Wild Love, Julius Caesar and Red Apple Falls. Themes recurring in reviews: solitude, boredom, nostalgia and austere musical textures. Overall reception on DeBaser is favorable, highlighting both standout songs and challenging lo-fi aesthetics.

For:Listeners of lo-fi, indie folk and melancholic singer-songwriters.

 The Doctor Came At Dawn is a manifesto of rawness, anguish, and brutality on both an emotional and musical level, with songs that are like pages of a diary containing farewell letters from an individual oppressed by every single thought.

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 "Wild love/Wild love/Somebody shot down my wild love" sings Smog (aka Bill Callahan) in the title-track.

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 Maybe Godot doesn’t come because we are waiting for him in the wrong places.

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 "Lazy Rain" is like an ingrown nail, a window with a broken glass through which snow can enter.

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