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- Summary: The latest full-length release from Will Oldham as Bonnie "Prince" Billy was produced by David "Ferg" Ferguson and guest appearances by John Anderson and Tim O'Brien.
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- Record Label: No Quarter
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Jan 30, 2025It's when the band is in full swing that Oldham sounds tuned-in and excited (even giddy) to be crafting the kind of classic country record that he's enjoyed so much himself. The depth of the production helps deliver this feeling, elevating the sound of The Purple Bird to a place where all of its carefully placed details and rusty joy can be clearly heard, and even more markedly felt.
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Feb 7, 2025It’s weathered, but in a beautiful way. An experience that only improves the more you nestle within its inviting, open corridors, it’s as memorable and kind-hearted as anything in Oldham’s catalogue.
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Record CollectorJan 27, 2025The country accompaniments are elegant and often subtle, yet never dreary. [Jan 2025, p.102]
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Jan 29, 2025The more collaborative approach this time around has led to a more fleshed-out sound than his early, more minimal work, but it still contains the usual Oldham magic.
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Jan 31, 2025The Purple Bird is reassuringly well-crafted and woodsy.
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Jan 31, 2025The album puffs out its chest, and unabashedly so. Listening to it, you’ll feel a little urge to do the same: As Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Oldham sounds so in his element that, really, it’s hard not to join in the fun.
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Jan 31, 2025The Purple Bird is impeccably produced, but has an almost compilation-like feel in the way it shifts sharply through tones, perhaps the result of having so many cooks in the kitchen. It’s more than worthwhile, but not necessarily an essential release from this highly prolific artist.