Bill Callahan is releasing a live album, Resuscitate!
Spanning 10 tracks, it was recorded during a show at Chicago’s Thalia Hall in March 2022. Callahan was joined by Matt Kinsey on guitar, Dustin Laurenzi on alto sax and Jim White on drums for the show, and was also joined by several Chicago musicians for individual tracks over the course of the show, including Lisa Alvarado and Nathaniel Ballinger.
In a statement, Callahan said: “This is a live album that was taken from the tour for [2022 album] YTIâ…ƒAƎЯ. Songs tend to mutate after they’ve been recorded. These songs were mutating faster than usual. Like whatever happened to Bruce Banner in the lab – I knew these songs were about to get superpowers. As far as I was concerned, this change needed to be documented. The best thing about documenting something is that it gives the creator permission to move on should they wish to move on. I usually prefer to move on.
“These songs were recorded in Chicago, America’s heart. And at one of the best clubs in the country – I try to only work with venues that are not entangled with Live Nation/Ticketmaster. Thalia Hall, baby. Stay free.”
Drag City will release Resuscitate! on July 26, 2024.
