“...a mix of 80′s thrust rock, brief meanderings and somber/sparse stuff.”
DISASTER #6 January 1990 (no page #)
UNREST review by BILL CALLAHAN, Editor
UNREST at Teen-Beat: “Unrest was a towering pillar of the American indie rock community throughout the early '90s -- from the tongue-in-cheek garage noise of their earliest efforts to the shimmering, manic pop thrills of their later, most enduring work, the band was a paragon of DIY virtue, perfecting a genre-hopping eclecticism and knowing, ironic lyrical outlook that virtually defined the sound and feel of college rock in the pre-grunge era. Mark Robinson, Tim Moran, and Phil Krauth formed Unrest while students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. The most popular line-up featured Bridget Cross with Mark and Phil.” Teen-Beat Records occasionally tumbls at @teen-beat.
BILL CALLAHAN records for Drag City. An excerpt from a 2013 interview with Peter Lillis is available at Frontier Psychiatrist: “Bill Callahan is a thoughtful guy. His forlorn brand of folk rock indicates an author trapped inside his own expansive mind, wandering for years through the darkest metaphors and altered, repetitive memories. With 13 albums under his belt, Callahan–once known as Smog–has an assured voice that relaxes on the sliding scale somewhere between the smokiest Willie Nelson and the smoothest Ian Curtis performances. His language is as sharp as it is blunt, revealing the plain truth through bouts of murky fiction. He’s a leader of the new-classic fringe American songwriters, and an elder statesman to FP favorites such as David Bazan, Eef Barzelay and Vic Chesnutt.There are rumors of Callahan being a tough interviewee, reluctant to provide anything more than oblique answers of a few words. That was not the case in our virtual meeting. The following interview is as concise as it is poignant and personal, not unlike Callahan’s songwriting. His answers reinforced the perception that Callahan is a serious, but free-thinking individual, not a purposefully disconnected artist as he is often portrayed.”