New Partner - Bonnie Prince Billy
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Will Oldham's voice is kind of like oxygen or crack - I can't get enough of it. I love its folky creakiness, the Appalachian cracks, southern lilts. He has been touring record stores around North America, and on Saturday Soraya and I went down to Rotate This to see him play. Rotate was an odd venue, musty and small, but Will Oldham or Bonnie Prince Billy or whatever you want to call him, stood on a small wooden stage and played an hour's worth of songs, just him and his guitar and that voice. He looks more suited to Kentucky back roads (the inch thick tuft of moustache and eerie clear blue eyes), but was a good sport about the heat in the small room. Mostly I was happy because he played the songs I’ve loved for a long time – "I See A Darkness", "I Am A Cinematographer" and a beautiful version of "New Partner". Right now most of my stuff is packed into boxes: my CDs have been tucked away, my bed is now just a mattress on the dusty floor, and the walls are shockingly white, studded with little black holes from the nails holding up the photos and paintings I’ve stared at for the past two years. Just under two weeks until I move and with things about to change, it’s nice to have a little consistency.
Will Oldham's voice is kind of like oxygen or crack - I can't get enough of it. I love its folky creakiness, the Appalachian cracks, southern lilts. He has been touring record stores around North America, and on Saturday Soraya and I went down to Rotate This to see him play. Rotate was an odd venue, musty and small, but Will Oldham or Bonnie Prince Billy or whatever you want to call him, stood on a small wooden stage and played an hour's worth of songs, just him and his guitar and that voice. He looks more suited to Kentucky back roads (the inch thick tuft of moustache and eerie clear blue eyes), but was a good sport about the heat in the small room. Mostly I was happy because he played the songs I’ve loved for a long time – "I See A Darkness", "I Am A Cinematographer" and a beautiful version of "New Partner". Right now most of my stuff is packed into boxes: my CDs have been tucked away, my bed is now just a mattress on the dusty floor, and the walls are shockingly white, studded with little black holes from the nails holding up the photos and paintings I’ve stared at for the past two years. Just under two weeks until I move and with things about to change, it’s nice to have a little consistency.
posted by terki at 7:39 PM
2 Comments:
I love this song! Have you heard "Will Oldham Williamsburg Horror" by Jeffrey Lewis? It's really funny. If not, I should send it to you.
Carly
carly, send it to me!!
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