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Bonnie Prince Billy – Live @ The Apollo, May 21, 2009
The highlight of this evening was a deeply intimate version of “Blood Embrace” for which Matt Sweeney came out to play some guitar and sing a bit. Mr. Oldham paced, gestured, scowled and delivered in full a deeply moving performance, … Continue reading
Dreadfully Obvious Classics #1 – I See A Darkness
I see that look upon your face. The one that says “Why not review a perfect snowflake? Why not review your first love?” Because, Mr./Mrs./Ms. Smarty Pants, snowflakes melt and my first love was a painfully earnest exercise in learning … Continue reading
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Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Lie Down in the Light
For the longest time I’ve described Will Oldham’s music as the sound of a bewildered encounter with the eternal feminine. I don’t know if that fully stands anymore, but it does accurately describe obvious classics like I See a Darkness. … Continue reading
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