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- Summary: The latest full-length release from singer-songwriter Bill Callahan was recorded with his touring band and features additional contributions by Richard Bowden, Bill McCullough, Mike St. Clair, Pat Thrasher, and Chris Vreeland.
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- Record Label: Drag City
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Feb 23, 2026Like much of Callahan’s finest work, this is an incredibly contemplative yet focused collection of songs from one of the most talented raconteurs of his generation.
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Feb 23, 2026Nearly seven years and three albums after Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest, the first record to emerge from Callahan the family man, listeners should probably be acclimatized to his mid-life openness by now, but even by his recent standards, My Days Of 58 exhibits a clarity, a directness – even, on the tender depressive ramble of Stepping Out For Air, a sharp vulnerability. [Mar 2026, p.78]
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Record CollectorFeb 23, 2026Arguably his most intimate and revealing album yet. [Mar 2026, p.102]
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Mar 3, 2026My Days Of 58 is an unassuming delight and a further feather in the cap of one of most enduring songwriters of his generation.
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The WireApr 14, 2026Accompanied by the group that toured with him for his 2022 YTIJA38 album, together with contributions from a select group of musicians. Their combined improvisational skills give Callahan the room he needs to expand upon how he throws his words out in songs - at times he comes across like a resurrected Lou Reed or a Van Morrison in full Astral Weeks flow. [May 2026, p.60]
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Feb 23, 2026While the low-key tone of My Years of 58 may dampen its power a bit, the album sees Callahan facing down mortality with his signature candor and sense of humor.
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Mar 31, 2026On My Days of 58, there are moments where the approach pays dividends. In the end, though, it leaves the latest entry in Bill Callahan’s ever-expanding discography feeling more interesting than inspired.