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Califone

A versatile experimental rock ensemble from Chicago, Califone make music that finds common ground between acoustic and electronic sounds, as well as bridging the gap between an organic, melodic approach and purposeful dissonance that's challenging and intelligent. Early works such as 2001's Roomsound and 2003's Quicksand/Cradlesnakes saw the band embracing folk and blues disciplines as well as the avant-garde, experimental electronics, and minimalism. Califone are a group who can engage listeners with their humanity while gently, decisively exploring the outer limits of their work's conventions, as they did on 2006's Roots and Crowns, widely hailed as a career high point. 2020's Echo Mine found them still in inspired form after a long layoff from recording, and 2023's Villagers paid homage to '70s soft rock while holding on to their adventurous spirit. Outtakes from the Villagers sessions were released on 2025's The Villager's Companion. Califone was formed in 1997 by Tim Rutili after the breakup of his previous band, the blues-influenced indie rock outfit Red Red Meat. Rutili initially intended for Califone (named for a brand of audio equipment often used in schools) to be a solo project, and the group's lineup would remain fluid throughout their run. Rutili's first recordings made under the Califone banner were one-man efforts recorded using computers, but by the time Califone's self-titled debut EP was issued in 1998, his Red Red Meat bandmate Tim Hurley was contributing to the sessions, and their second EP, also titled Califone and released in 2000, included contributions from Red Red Meat alumni Hurley, Ben Massarella, and Brian Deck. (Later in 2000, the two EPs were collected on an album titled Sometimes Good Weather Follows Bad People.) Califone's first proper album, 2001's Roomsound, was a bracing fusion of roots music and experimental influences, and it fared well with critics; the band spent plenty of time on the road after it came out, headlining small clubs and playing larger venues as an opening act for Wilco. Califone followed it with a remarkable burst of creativity, issuing five albums between 2002 and 2006, including Deceleration One and Deceleration Two (two sets of improvised music created to accompany experimental films), Quicksand/Cradlesnakes (a more confident variant on the themes of their debut LP), Heron Creek Blues (which delivered a more bracing mix of the peaceful and the noisy), and Roots & Crowns, which boasted richer arrangements and production. After devoting their energies to a variety of side projects (Flecton, the Unseen Hand) and collaborations (the group's core members appeared on albums by Miche Jette, Freakwater, the Fruit Bats, and Iron & Wine), Califone's next album was 2009's All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, which featured music the group created for a film written and directed by Rutili. After another hiatus from the studio, 2013's Stitches was the first Califone album produced outside Chicago, with the Southwestern ambience aided by recording in Texas, Arizona, and California. Rutili and his cohorts maintained a low profile for the next several years, but in 2019, they set out on an intimate concert tour, playing house shows and small-venue events, and they wrote and recorded new music for a dance piece choreographed by Robyn Mineko William. The piece, Echo Mine, debuted in December 2019 in Chicago, and Califone's score was released by Jealous Butcher Records in February 2020. 2023's Villagers was produced by Rutili in collaboration with longtime collaborator Brian Deck, and Michael Krassner, who appeared on Stitches and Echo Mine. This time, Rutili's experimental side was buffered by semi-acoustic arrangements on several songs and a sound that showed the influence of '70s soft rock tropes. Rutili staged a number of Califone performances in 2024 in support of the album, and he assembled an LP of nine outtakes from the Villagers sessions to sell at their shows, with the music displaying a more aggressive and edgy sound than the songs on the original release. Demand for The Villager's Companion was such that Rutili opted to give the album a proper release, and it became available in stores and online in February 2025.
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