“It’s tempting for fans to preserve their favourite artists in aspic. Although Bonnie “Prince” Billy (AKA Will Oldham) has made all sorts of records, he remains most closely associated with his earliest parched, folk-adjacent outings that delved obliquely into the bleaker aspects of human nature. The Purple Bird, by contrast, was made in Nashville – the home of country music – with exalted session”
“Bonnie 'Prince' Billy commits to the country craft on The Purple Bird”
“The veteran folkster’s latest album is a weird, catchy, effortless homage to the genre’s roots.”
“Recorded in Nashville with seasoned locals, this is Will Oldham’s take on a country album. A sort of companion to his two previous studio LPs, it’s also his best and most focused in some time.”
