Paper Trail: Will Oldham on Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Feature
Will Oldham on Bonnie "Prince" Billy features a series of interviews that covers every aspect of Oldham's career. Marc Masters speaks to the book's editor, musician and writer Alan Licht, about...
View ArticleListen: Oxes and Will Oldham Cover Sheryl Crow - News
[placeholder:mediastore.audiofile.5932]On December 20, Friends Records will release a limited split 7" with a pretty brilliant line-up: On side A, Nat Fowler, Chris Freeland, and Marc Miller of Oxes...
View ArticleBonnie "Prince" Billy and Matt Sweeney (Superwolf) Score Documentary About...
Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Matt Sweeney have teamed up once again as Superwolf, this time to score an upcoming documentary. Westerly is about transgender surf icon Peter Drouyn, who now lives as...
View ArticleBonnie "Prince" Billy: The Perfume - News
Here's a hypothetical: You're heading out on a first date and you want to make a good first impression. Do you reach for "Girlfriend" by Justin Bieber? "Pink Friday" by Nicki Minaj? Maybe. But how...
View ArticleBonnie "Prince" Billy and Dawn McCarthy to Release Everly Brothers Tribute...
Bonnie "Prince" Billy and frequent collaborator Dawn McCarthy of Faun Fables have teamed up for What the Brothers Sang, out February 19 via Drag City. The record features 13 tracks once performed by...
View ArticleWhat the Brothers Sang - Album Review
Will Oldham and Faun Fables’ Dawn McCarthy come together on an album of duets that pays tribute to songs originally recorded by the Everly Brothers. They steer clear of the harmonizing duo's most...
View ArticleBonnie "Prince" Billy - Album Review
There’s a lot of self happening on the ninth proper Bonnie "Prince" Billy album, a release that finds Will Oldham largely unaccompanied. The result is one of the most intense, spry, and catchy...
View ArticleWatch Bonnie "Prince" Billy Perform New Version of "Black Captain", Written...
Will Oldham is one of the many supporters of Peter Willcox, the captain of the Greenpeace ship that was seized by Russia's Federal Security Service this fall following peaceful protests of an offshore...
View ArticleBonnie "Prince" Billy Announces New Album Singer's Grave a Sea of Tongues - News
There aren't many details available, but one thing's for sure: Bonnie "Prince" Billy is releasing a new album called Singer's Grave a Sea of Tongues on September 23 via Drag City. That's the artwork...
View ArticleSinger's Grave a Sea of Tongues - Album Review
Nine of the 11 songs on Singer's Grave a Sea of Tongues are reworked versions of songs from the 2011 release Wolfroy Goes to Town, along with that record’s accompanying b-sides. While this record isn't...
View ArticleJason Molina Song "September 11", Recorded on 9/11 With Will Oldham and...
Photo by Steve Gullick[placeholder:mediastore.audiofile.11570]Secretly Canadian has posted "September 11", a previously unreleased song recorded on September 11, 2001 by the late Jason Molina with Will...
View ArticleColiseum's "Sharp Fangs, Pale Flesh" Video Stars Will Oldham, a Snake, a...
Louisville punk group Coliseum have shared a new video for their Anxiety's Kiss track "Sharp Fangs, Pale Flesh". Directed by the band's own Ryan Patterson, the video stars Will Oldham, who wakes up in...
View ArticleBonnie "Prince" Billy Announces Peel Sessions Compilation Pond Scum - News
Bonnie "Prince" Billy is readying a collection of his Peel Sessions for BBC Radio 1. Pond Scum is out January 22 via Drag City. It features his cover of Prince's "The Cross" and a previously unreleased...
View ArticlePond Scum - Album Review
Pond Scum collects a few old John Peel sessions and shapes them into a surprisingly affecting meditation on the nature of faith. It's not a redundant release, but a compilation that emphasizes new...
View ArticleBonnie "Prince" Billy and Bitchin Bajas Announce Epic Jammers and Fortunate...
Photo by Jessica FeyBitchin Bajas are a group who make records released by Drag City. Bonnie "Prince" Billy, aka Will Oldham, also makes records released by Drag City. Epic Jammers and Fortunate Little...
View ArticleEpic Jammers and Fortunate Little Ditties - Album Review
Epic Jammers and Fortunate Little Ditties is a jam session—an improvisational democracy where everyone has equal footing—between Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Bitchin Bajas.
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Bonnie "Prince" Billy's Rare Covers EP, More Revery, Being Reissued - News
Back in 2000, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, aka Will Oldham, chose several songs from around the world to cover on tour with his More Revery band. They later recorded them live, at his brother Paul Rove's...
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Bonnie "Prince" Billy Shares New Song From New Refugee Benefit Comp Featuring...
Bonnie "Prince" Billy is among the contributors to a new benefit compilation, Refugee, for the Migrant Offshore Aid Station in Malta, which operates rescue missions in the Aegean, Andaman, and...
View ArticleThe National, Bonnie "Prince" Billy Cover Grateful Dead on CBS: Watch - News
This morning's installment of “CBS This Morning: Saturday” featured performances from musical guest Bonnie "Prince" Billy and the National. They covered Grateful Dead tracks in support of the massive...
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Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Angel Olsen Announce Mekons Tribute Album - News
In 2012, Bonnie “Prince” Billy and his band covered Mekons songs during their shows. That band—Angel Olsen, Emmett Kelly (the Cairo Gang), Ben Boye, Van Campbell, Danny Kiely—have recorded a Mekons...
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Listen to Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s New Song “Treasure Map” From SPLC Benefit...
Bonnie “Prince” Billy has shared a new song called “Treasure Maps.” It appears on a new four-song compilation where all the proceeds are going to the Southern Poverty Law Center. It’s out May 5 via the...
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Bonnie “Prince” Billy Covers Merle Haggard on New Album, Shares 360° VR “Mama...
Will Oldham has announced his latest Bonnie “Prince” Billy album. It’s called Best Troubador, and it’s comprised entirely of Merle Haggard covers from across the late country icon’s discography. The...
View ArticleWatch Bonnie “Prince” Billy Cover Merle Haggard With His Dogs on Morning TV...
Bonnie “Prince” Billy, aka Will Oldham, gave morning television viewers in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky a taste of his forthcoming Merle Haggard tribute album, Best Troudabor. He appeared on...
View ArticleBest Troubador - Album Review
Will Oldham’s double-album tribute to Merle Haggard is an intimate and considered collection that pays homage to a legend while showcasing the steady growth of Oldham’s voice and career.
View ArticleDrag City Announces First-Ever Streaming Releases - News
Independent label Drag City has notoriously kept its releases off of streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify, opting instead to exclusively provide music directly to listeners via outlets like...
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