Smog - A River Ain't Too Much to Love LP xx2010s I used to listen to

I used to listen to this same song when I was much more cynical and young and think 'this is a rip off of Willie Nelson's always on my mind

and the tranquility of Tanzania

” Two ballads flesh out the second half of the record: “Day by Day” featuring Kadhja Bonet and “From You” featuring Joji

Recorded in 1998 by Tony Dupe on an eight-track in Gerroa on the NSW South Coast and then mixed by Pete Jones at Charing Cross Studio

Collector’s Lowered Ute focuses on pummelling industrial rhythms over six tracks with hints of light coming in the form of slowly evolving minor key melodies

Smog - A River Ain't Too Much to Love LP xx2010s I used to listen toDrag City songwriters hold a special place in my listening habits, and this Smog record in particular! On Callahans last under that moniker, the tape hiss and obtuseness of the early records and the ORourke arrangements of the mid era records are pared back, leaving what I reckon is maybe his best collection of songs? (And also maybe the best Callahan couplet: The only words Ive said today Are beer and thankyou). Mitch