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2001 studio album by Smog
Rain on Lens
Studio album by Smog
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2001 (2001-09-18)
RecordedMay 2001
GenreLo-fi
Length38:25
LabelDrag City
ProducerBill Callahan
Smog chronology
'Neath the Puke Tree
(2000) 		Rain on Lens
(2001) 		Accumulation: None
(2002)

Rain on Lens is the ninth studio album by Smog. It was released on September 17, 2001, in Europe by Domino Recording Company and a day later in North America by Drag City.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Dotmusic4/5
Neumu
NME
Pitchfork7.5/10
Playlouder
RTÉ

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bill Callahan

No.TitleLength
1."Rain on Lens 1"1:27
2."Song"4:57
3."Natural Decline"4:18
4."Keep Some Steady Friends Around"4:28
5."Dirty Pants"4:31
6."Lazy Rain"5:27
7."Short Drive"3:27
8."Live as If Someone Is Always Watching You"4:05
9."Rain on Lens 2"1:31
10."Revanchism"4:08

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Bill Callahan – vocals, guitar, production, etc.
  • Rick Rizzo – guitar
  • Geoff Greenberg – bass guitar
  • Jessica Billey – violin, backing vocals
  • Kyle Bruckmann – English horn, oboe
  • Nate Lepine – alto saxophone, flute
  • Pat Samson – drums
  • Rob Bochnik – recording
  • Jeremy Lemos – recording (5, 7)

References

  1. ^ "Critic Reviews for Rain On Lens". Metacritic. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. Carroll, Bryan. "Rain on Lens - Smog". AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  3. Gilbert, Ben (September 25, 2001). "Smog - 'Rain on Lens' (Domino)". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on October 4, 2001. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  4. Carew, Anthony. "Smog Rain on Lens". Neumu. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  5. Wirth, Jim (September 12, 2005). "Smog : Rain On Lens". NME. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. LeMay, Matt (September 24, 2001). "Smog: Rain on Lens". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  7. Jeres (September 19, 2001). "Rain On Lens". Playlouder. Archived from the original on June 6, 2003. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  8. Grealis, Tom (September 20, 2001). "Smog Rain on Lens". RTÉ. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

External links

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