The Purple Bird
by Bonnie "Prince" Billy
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#69 Best Album of 2025

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
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  1. Dusted Magazine
    Feb 26, 2025
    80
    The Purple Bird, recorded in Nashville, is one of his most committed forays into the genre — musically of a piece with the rich, twinkling chops of previous releases like Greatest Palace Music and The Best Troubadour.
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  2. Beats Per Minute
    Feb 7, 2025
    81
    It’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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  3. Paste Magazine
    Jan 31, 2025
    78
    The 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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