Smog

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lo-fi indie rock project musical project singer-songwriter stage name

Smog is the lo-fi indie rock project of American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, known for its sparse arrangements and introspective, deadpan lyricism.

Aliases (4)

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lo-fi indie rock project →
musical project →
singer-songwriter →
stage name →
activeEnd mid 2000s →
activeStart late 1980s →
alsoKnownAs (Smog) →
associatedAct Bill Callahan →
Cynthia Dall →
Jim O'Rourke →
surface form: "Jim O’Rourke"
basedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States →
surface form: "Chicago"
countryOfOrigin United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
foundedBy Bill Callahan →
genre folk rock →
indie rock →
lo-fi →
singer-songwriter →
slowcore →
hasInfluenceOn indie folk artists →
hasMember Bill Callahan →
hasType solo project →
languageOfLyrics English →
lyricalTheme everyday life →
melancholy →
relationships →
notableCharacteristic deadpan vocal delivery →
introspective lyrics →
lo-fi production →
sparse arrangements →
notableSong Cold Blooded Old Times →
Dress Sexy at My Funeral →
I Was a Stranger →
Our Anniversary →
Rock Bottom Riser →
notableWork A River Ain’t Too Much to Love →
Dongs of Sevotion →
Julius Caesar →
Knock Knock →
Rain on Lens →
Red Apple Falls →
Supper →
The Doctor Came at Dawn →
Wild Love →
origin Silver Spring, Maryland →
performer Bill Callahan →
recordLabel Domino Recording Company →
Drag City →
Smells Like Records →
stageName Smog →
vocalStyle baritone →
deadpan →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: "(Smog)"
subject surface form: "A River Ain't Too Much to Love"
subject surface form: "Dongs of Sevotion"
subject surface form: "Knock Knock"
Knock Knock → artist → Smog →
subject surface form: "Red Apple Falls"
Red Apple Falls → artist → Smog →
Wild Love → artist → Smog →
Knock Knock → creator → Smog →
Drag City → hasArtist → Smog →
this entity surface form: "Smog discography"
Red Apple Falls → partOf → Smog →
this entity surface form: "Smog discography"
subject surface form: "Dongs of Sevotion"
Knock Knock → performer → Smog →
subject surface form: "Red Apple Falls"
Wild Love → performer → Smog →
subject surface form: "Red Apple Falls"
this entity surface form: "Smog moniker"
subject surface form: "A River Ain't Too Much to Love"
subject surface form: "Dongs of Sevotion"
subject surface form: "Knock Knock"
Bill Callahan → stageName → Smog →
Smog → stageName → Smog →
subject surface form: "Bill Callahan"
Callahan → usedStageName → Smog →
subject surface form: "Bill Callahan"