Last week, Callahan announced his new album Gold Record. It will follow on from last year's Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest LP.

Today (29 June), the musician has released the first song on the LP, "Pigeons".

Last Friday (26 June), Callahan revealed via Twitter that he will be releasing a new song from the album "every monday for nine mondays".

Callahan recorded Gold Record while touring his 2019 album, and recorded it with a band including guitarist Matt Kinsey and bassist Jaime Zurverza.

The album features 10 tracks, one of which is a new version of Smog's Knock Knock track "Let’s Move to the Country".

"Pigeons" is out now. Bill Callahan's Gold Record is due for release via Drag City on 4 September, and is available to pre-order now.