#71 Seller of 2005! Bonnie challenged Matt to write music to a series of song lyrics, and this collaboration was done over some months, and included live shows in London, New Orleans, Brooklyn, and Baltimore. The two retired to Paul Oldham's Rove Studios to lay the songs down. They enlisted the help of drummer Peter Townsend, and vocalist Sue Schofield dropped in for a brief cameo. Superwolf is a pure, true collaboration between Matt Sweeney (music) and Bonnie "Prince" Billy (words). Matt and Bonnie have be   [ read more ]

CD $14.99

Other people also bought:

Sufjan Stevens  Illinois, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah  Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Iron and Wine  Woman King

VINYL FORMAT. Bonnie challenged Matt to write music to a series of song lyrics, and this collaboration was done over some months, and included live shows in London, New Orleans, Brooklyn, and Baltimore. The two retired to Paul Oldham's Rove Studios to lay the songs down. They enlisted the help of drummer Peter Townsend, and vocalist Sue Schofield dropped in for a brief cameo. Superwolf is a pure, true collaboration between Matt Sweeney (music) and Bonnie "Prince" Billy (words). Matt and Bonnie have been pla   [ read more ]

LP $14.99

Other people also bought:

Sufjan Stevens  Illinois , Low  The Great Destroyer , Neutral Milk Hotel  In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

The fourth Bonnie 'Prince' Billy record in six years finds Will Oldham relaxing into a beautiful groove; similar to 2001's Ease Down the Road, Master and Everyone is quite melodic compared to his Palace or self-titled releases, with less of the dire apocalyptic imagery and more reflections from his literate, anti-romantic backwoodsman. Like most of Oldham's recordings, this one rewards close attention, which reveals recording ambience ranging from creaking wood to a soft patting on the flo   [ read more ]

CD $15.18

Finally, there's a Bonny/Sweeny CDep enhanced to spin a video in your CD-Rom drive. The video and single are called by the same name "I Gave You," one of the favorites off the recent Superwolf album. In addition to that song and video, three additional tunes are included, each in the luminous, semi-acoustic and sometimes harmony-laden style that Bonny Billy and Matt Sweeny have been knocking ?em dead with all around the world this year. It's awesome and the cover graphic comes from the gut. TRACKLIST   [ read more ]

CDep $6.99

Other people also bought:

Cole Marquis  Lightning in a Bottle, The Flaming Stars  Ginmill Perfume, Ashby  Power Ballads

Bonnie "Prince" Billy's album I See a Darkness seems to pick up where Will Oldham's 1997 album, Joya, left off; but with a more melodic style than the veteran Palace listener might be used to. Oldham definitely hasn't abandoned his foundation of mordant lyrics and minimalist arrangements, but he has built a variety of different layers that make this album an emotional and pleasurable listening experience. In "Nomadic Revery," Oldham draws upon his classic Appalachian sound; it's the    [ read more ]

CD $32.77

Will Oldham's musical personality is strong and distinct enough that when he collaborates with another artist, with rare exception he firmly takes the lead (whether or not that was the intention). And while guitarist Matt Sweeney (formerly of Chavez and Zwan) gets equal billing with Oldham's alter ego Bonnie "Prince" Billy on 2005's Superwolf, one listen confirms that this is primarily Oldham's work, with Sweeney obviously second in command. (The liner notes state that Oldham w   [ read more ]

CD $32.28

Will Oldham has usually preached the gospel of less-is-more, but after an own-covers record that emanated from the belly of Nashville itself (Bonnie Prince Billy Sings Greatest Palace Songs), followed by a collaboration with guitarist Matt Sweeney (Superwolf) and a churning live record (Summer in the Southeast), his work began to seem positively indulgent. The Letting Go is not quite as far a stretch, but it is yet another intriguing departure. Granted, its approach would strike most bands   [ read more ]

CD $34.18