Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Hummingbird 10''
Spiritual Pajamas
2012
Rating: 7 vials of red dye out of 10
As sure as the sun will rise each day, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy will put out a new record. This particular release was one of them limited edition thingies for record store day 2012, and features Will Oldham and some of his friends (members of Beachwood Sparks, Entrance Band and cairo Gang) performing a few covers. Specifically, the title track by Leon Redbone, Merle Haggard's "Because of Your Eyes," and a traditional song called "Tribulations." BPB is so good at putting his stamp on songs though that unless you already knew these songs, you'd just assume they were original compositions of his. Maybe not a must have release, especially since it might be tough to track down, but as good as most anything else he has released recently.
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