Bonnie "Prince" Billy - The Purple BirdThe Purple Bird finds Bonnie Prince Billy working with a producer for only the second time in his illustrious catalogue. This time its David Ferg Ferguson (Johnny Cash, Sturgill Simpson) who guides the songs backed by the best band you can get in Nashville right now, country singer John Anderson and Bluegrass legend Tim O'Brien. The Purple Bird is simultaneously like and unlike other Bonnie Prince Billy records. Many of the songs are a product of

"Bands have begun to push the boundaries of genre in a unique and satisfying way

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Faye Webster

multi-instrumentalist

åÊ // I really don‰۪t know much about The Raincoats except that they recorded some music that has affected me so much that whenever I hear it I‰۪m reminded of a particular time in my life when I was (shall we say) extremely unhappy

like a glacier wrapped in analog tape hiss

Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion) and Chan Marshall (Cat Power)

Glancing back over a year that saw the band use time locked out of live venues to lock-in to intense writing and recording sessions

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‰۝ - Pitchfork "A beguiling debut - a warm bath of baroque pop

People-Vultures (Live In Paris 19)

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