Bill Callahan Announces New Revival! Live album

Bill Callahan has announced a new live album he recorded during his tour in support UTILAER. The new album, Resuscitate!, records a show at Chicago's Thalia Hall starting Monday, March 6, 2023. Callahan played the concert with guitarist Matt Kinsey, alto saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi and drummer Jim White. Additionally, there were guest appearances by pianist Nathaniel Ballinger, vocalist Pascal Kerong'A, alto saxophonist Nick Mazzarella, guembri player Joshua Abrams, and harmonica player Lisa Alvarado.

Resuscitate! out July 26th via Drag City. In a press statement about the album, Callahan said:

This is a live album that came from the tour for UTILAER. Songs tend to mutate after they are recorded. These songs were mutating faster than usual. Like what happened to Bruce Banner in the lab — I knew these songs were going to get superpowers. As far as I was concerned, this change had to be documented. The best thing about documenting something is that it gives the creator permission to move forward if they want to move forward. I usually prefer to move on.

These songs were recorded in Chicago, America's heartland. And at one of the best clubs in the country—I try to only work with venues that aren't involved with Live Nation/Ticketmaster. Thalia Hall, baby. Stay free.

Revisit Sam Sodomsky's 2019 profile of Bill Callahan, “Bill Callahan the Family Man.”

Resuscitate!:

01 First bird
02 Coyote
03 Keep some steady friends around
04 Partition 05 Drover
06 Pigeons
07 Everywhere
08 Naked Souls
09 Physical Information
10 Planets