'Neath the Puke Tree
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'Neath the Puke Tree is Smog
's fifth EP
, released on Drag City
in 2000. It was recorded by Brent Puncheon and Leah Baker and features remakes of previous work ("I Was a Stranger" from Red Apple Falls
and "A Jar of Sand" from Sewn to the Sky
) as well as three new songs.
Charlie Gansa played guitar on this record, "Sloth" and Jim White
played drums. White would later return to play drums on A River Ain't Too Much to Love
.
Smog (band)
Bill Callahan , is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has also recorded and performed under the band name Smog. Callahan began working in the lo-fi genre of underground rock, with home-made tape-albums recorded on four track tape recorders...
's fifth EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, released on Drag City
Drag City (record label)
Drag City is a Chicago-based independent record label. It was established with a Royal Trux release in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.Drag City specializes in experimental indie rock acts...
in 2000. It was recorded by Brent Puncheon and Leah Baker and features remakes of previous work ("I Was a Stranger" from Red Apple Falls
Red Apple Falls
Red Apple Falls is Smog's sixth album, released in May 1997 on Drag City and re-released in Europe in 2001 by Domino. It was recorded by Jim O'Rourke and Bill Callahan, with assistance from Phil Bonnet. It is the first of two Smog records produced by O'Rourke, and Callahan's third team-up with...
and "A Jar of Sand" from Sewn to the Sky
Sewn to the Sky
Sewn to the Sky is Smog's debut album, released in 1990 on Disaster Records. It was later re-released on Drag City and manifested Bill Callahan's importance for the Lo-fi music in the early 90s. This highly experimental album combined homerecording, substandard instruments and repetitive and noisy...
) as well as three new songs.
Charlie Gansa played guitar on this record, "Sloth" and Jim White
Jim White (drummer)
Jim White is an Australian drummer . He is the drummer for the Dirty Three, a band formed in Melbourne, but he has also played with a number of other groups, including:*Tren Brothers, consisting of Jim White and Mick Turner, guitarist of the Dirty Three....
played drums. White would later return to play drums on A River Ain't Too Much to Love
A River Ain't Too Much to Love
A River Ain't Too Much to Love is Smog's eleventh album, released on May 30, 2005 on Domino Records in Europe and a day later on Drag City in North America. The album features guest appearances by Joanna Newsom and Thor Harris of Shearwater. Music videos were produced for both "Rock Bottom Riser"...
.