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Bill Callahan is a pretty interesting musician so far. I heard his song "Vessel in Vain" over the intro scenes to the movie "Dead Man's Shoes", both of which I recommend. I've been checkin out various sites and whatnots. Apparently Callahan writes and performs (or has performed) under the name Smog, and (Smog) in parentheses, in addition to his own name. I found this album under Bill Callahan, and this song really got me going.
He's got a bit of a Nick Cave sound, not as much of a drama queen. The album is from Drag City, which has published a lot of Will Oldham.

Bill Callahan
From the Rivers to the Ocean (listen)
Woke on a Whaleheart

When you were blind, you touch things for their shape
have faith in wordless knowledge

well i can tell you about the river
or we could just get in

the body the rain made of our days before we knew

we are swimming in the river of the rains of our days before we knew
and it's hard to explain what I was doing or thinking before you

I guess I was a decent man holdin' on
followin the river from above
like a bird
have faith in wordless knowledge
and the fallen stars they flew too
and I knew they were sewing something
something well made for me and you

we are swimming in the river of the rains of our days before we knew
and it's hard to explain what I was doing or thinking before you

the city was a fist,
I lived on its wrist
and I took myself a good long look around

and the river grew higher and wider deeper and darker as I was closing in

and it led me to you which led me to say
"let's get
in"

we got in the river and it groped us
made us think of sex between us
in a time in our lives
old before we knew

We were swimming in the rivers of the rains of our days before we knew
and it's hard to explain what i was doing or thinking before you

and that beautiful thing you said
lying in bed
about all the things i could think of
at the end of the day

but of all the places my mind could go
it always comes loping back to you

we are swimming in the river of the rains of our days before we knew
so meet me in the ocean and we'll ride the waves from the river to the ocean
each wave a lunging panther
sharp-eyed and true

we are swimming in the river of the rains of our days before we knew
and it's hard to explain what i was doing or thinking before you
have faith in wordless knowledge
have faith in wordless knowledge

Couldn't find any video of this. I'd recommend listening though.

Speaking of which, Desi's band got a distribution deal, great step right there. Go be friends with her. It's good shit. When I get more of her singing I'll do a weendsdee leyerks with that.