Bonnie “Prince” Billy – “Downstream” (Feat. John Anderson)

It would be ridiculous to say that Will Oldham goes country on the upcoming album from his Bonnie “Prince” Billy alias because what could that possibly mean? Oldham has been messing around with country music sounds, traditions, and imagery for decades. Johnny Cash once covered him. Every so often, though, Oldham, a consummate outsider, tries out country-insider status, almost as an experiment, and that’s the version of Oldham that we’re getting on his upcoming LP The Purple Bird. Oldh...

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