Posts Tagged Will Oldham

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September 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Joan Shelley: Like The River Loves The Sea

Joan Shelley Like The River Loves The Sea No Quarter Records Over a half-dozen albums across the last decade Joan Shelley has refined her sound and perfected the craft of subtly confessional songwriting – nothing jarring at all here in the simple instrumentation and gorgeous singing. But look beneath the beautiful poetic worlds (“A haven […]

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October 12, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: Singer’s Grave A Sea of Tongues

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy Singer’s Grave A Sea of Tongues Drag City A decade ago Will Oldham started to reach the peak of his “mainstream” acceptance/success – people knew to look out for him. In the last half-decade he’s back to blasting out so much stuff and nonsense that releases come and go, sometimes you wouldn’t […]

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May 15, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: What The Brothers Sang

Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy What The Brothers Sang Palace Records It’s hard to know what’s trickier: keeping up with Will Oldham’s musical endeavours/releases or spotting anything resembling actual sincerity. Deep in the chase – for the first time in years – I’ve found him at his best and most heartfelt right here with […]