Rain on Lens

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[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Dotmusic4/5[3]
Neumu[4]
NME[5]
Pitchfork7.5/10[6]
Playlouder[7]
RTÉ[8]

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.[1]

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. ^ a b "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.