Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest

Bill Callahan is back from the pasture with a flock of new tunes for the first time in six years. His roving humanism, looking forward and back with an astonishing mixture wry detachment and deep soul, is just the tonic for nations starving for good news from an old friend. The music is lovely dreamlike Americana stripped to the bone, as only Bill Callahan can.