The Doctor Came at Dawn
The Doctor Came at Dawn | ||||
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Studio album by Smog | ||||
Released | September 10, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
Genre | Lo-fi | |||
Length | 38:52 | |||
Label | Drag City[1] | |||
Producer | Bill Callahan | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[6] |
The Doctor Came at Dawn is an album by Bill Callahan (under his "Smog" moniker), released in 1996 on Drag City.[7][8] It was re-released in Europe in 2001 by Domino. Callahan's occasional creative partner, Cynthia Dall, appears on the album.[9]
Critical reception[]
Uncut wrote: "A dark collection of songs, admittedly, but arguably it marked the maturing of Callahan as a songwriter."[10] The Cleveland Scene wrote: "Spare and bitter, its songs conjure closed scenes that hum and bleed with intense sensory details."[11] The New Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Smog's "plaintive tunes and self-parodic misogyny both hit new levels."[5] CMJ New Music Monthly called The Doctor Came at Dawn "the bleakest, saddest album of 1996."[12]
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[]
- ^ "Smog - The Doctor Came At Dawn | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
- ^ Phares, Heather. The Doctor Came at Dawn at AllMusic
- ^ "Smog Reviews". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 571.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 754.
- ^ "Smog - The Doctor Came at Dawn (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
- ^ "Smog | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (February 24, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
- ^ "SN&R • Opinions • Popsmart • Goodbye, Cynthia Dall • Apr 19, 2012". Sacramento News & Review. April 18, 2012.
- ^ "Bill Callahan – Album By Album". March 8, 2013.
- ^ Scribner, Sara. "The Ruminator". Cleveland Scene.
- ^ "Second Thoughts". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. February 24, 1997 – via Google Books.
Categories:
- 1996 albums
- Smog (band) albums
- Drag City (record label) albums
- Domino Recording Company albums