Rain on Lens

Rain on Lens
Rain on Lens
Studio album by Smog
Released	September 18, 2001
Recorded	May 2001
Genre	Lo-fi
Length	38:25
Label	Drag City
Producer	Bill Callahan
Smog chronology

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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Dotmusic	4/5^[3]
Neumu	^[4]
NME	^[5]
Pitchfork	7.5/10^[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.	Title	Length
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

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

External links

Rain on Lens at Discogs (list of releases)

[metacritic-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.

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