EP

Rock Bottom Riser

Name: Rock Bottom Riser by Smog
Brand: Smog
SKU: 781484030225
Price: 3.96 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3.5 (28 reviews)

2018

4 Tracks

16:17

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Lossless 16bit / 44.1 kHz Stereo

CD Quality $4.76

Lossy Up to 300 kbps Stereo

High Quality $3.96

Drag City Inc.

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Rock Bottom Riser

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I Feel Like The Mother Of The World

03:10

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Bowery

03:23

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Fools Lament

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Arriving a year after A River Ain't Too Much to Love, the Rock Bottom Riser EP reimagines two of the loveliest songs from that gracefully understated album and includes two previously unreleased tracks and the video for "Rock Bottom Riser." The new version of the title track -- which features most of the crew who played on A River Ain't Too Much to Love -- is even more intimate than the original; it's so up close and personal that you can hear the squeak of Bill Callahan's fingers against the strings of his acoustic guitar. "I Feel Like the Mother of the World" is another reminder that Callahan remains a storyteller and lyricist par excellence, able to sum up his take on all the trouble going on in the world with a line like "Oh do I feel like the mother of the world/With two children fighting." Rock Bottom Riser's previously unreleased songs are shorter and less ambitious than what comes before them, but they keep up Callahan's tradition of tucking some of his only slightly less polished gems on his EPs. "Bowery" is particularly striking, a short but compelling acoustic sketch that has a melody that seems comforting until the song's final line, "And when he came up from the river of methadone, he breathed his last breath on the bowery," brings chills. Fortunately, the ambling country two-step "Fools Lament" closes Rock Bottom Riser with if not exactly a sigh of relief, then a wry smile.
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1. Rock Bottom Riser

by Smog

Primary Artist: Smog; Main Performer
Composer: Smog; Composer
Music Publisher: Drag City Inc.; Other

2. I Feel Like The Mother Of The World

by Smog

Primary Artist: Smog; Main Performer
Composer: Smog; Composer
Music Publisher: Drag City Inc.; Other

3. Bowery

by Smog

Primary Artist: Smog; Main Performer
Composer: Smog; Composer
Music Publisher: Drag City Inc.; Other

4. Fools Lament

by Smog

Primary Artist: Smog; Main Performer
Composer: Smog; Composer
Music Publisher: Drag City Inc.; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

4 tracks available

Type

EP

Format

Digital Media

Duration

16 minutes and 17 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 2400x2400 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Alternative, Singer & Songwriter, Indie Rock, College Rock, Alternative Folk, Indie

Label

Drag City Records

Music Distribution Service

Redeye Inc.

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

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Release Date

Mar 31, 2018

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

781484030225

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Rock Bottom Riser

1. Rock Bottom Riser

2. I Feel Like The Mother Of The World

3. Bowery

4. Fools Lament

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Rock Bottom Riser

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1. Rock Bottom Riser

2. I Feel Like The Mother Of The World

3. Bowery

4. Fools Lament

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