Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Beware reviews
Reviews by letter :
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y
| Thephoenix |
 Will Oldham's time as Bonnie "Prince" Billy has been overwhelmingly fruitful, but even amid that strong back catalogue, Beware stands out as one of his fullest, most complete works. On previous records, Oldham would use sparse, spacious arrangements to create a feeling of eerie portent in his music. Beware abhors empty space, cramming every last second with rich, lustrous sound.
Oldham and his band have chased away the ghosts with a joyous, clattering din of choral singing, bright melodies, and soaring arrangements. "Beware Your Only Friend" sets the mood with a happy give-and-take between the sardonic Prince and his back-up choir, which doesn't merely echo his words but expands upon them with grace and texture....full text |
|
| Avclub |
| Will Oldham’s wobbly voice and hill-country cadence give all his songs a similar sound, but the individual Oldham albums—whether recorded under the moniker Bonnie “Prince” Billy or something else entirely—tend to have their own unique characters. Last year’s Lie Down In The Light found Oldham in a hushed, reflective mood, contemplating the changing of the seasons and the constancy of certain spiritual anchors. The new Bonnie Billy record, Beware, is fuller in every sense of the word, from the choir of background singers answering Oldham on the opening track (“Beware Your Only Friend”) to the way Oldham stops that song cold for a muted interlude. Beware’s song structures are more open, its mood more playful. It’s the kind of album where an instrumental break marrying marimbas to steel guitars doesn’t feel out of place....full text |
|
| Boston |
| For a dude who claims to relish his privacy, Will Oldham sure has spent a lot of 2009 in front of the lens. First came an exhaustive and adoring New Yorker profile in January, then a spate of press junkets, and now a new Bonnie "Prince" Billy album called "Beware," which features on its cover a photograph of Oldham's head, peeking halfway out of the shadow, like a big bald moon escaping an eclipse. I guess Oldham would say all this exposure is necessary, but what it really feels like is a sequence in a natural progression. Even more so than last year's "Lie Down in the Light," "Beware" is purposefully lush, heavy on the strings, the roaring choruses, and on "I Won't Ask Again," a ghostly and gorgeous choral arrangement. Gone is the frayed exuberance of older Billy projects. With the help of an expert new backing band, Oldham wrings a polished grace out of this material, from ballads ("I Don't Belong to Anyone") to smoldering anthems ("Afraid Ain't Me"). It may be true, as Oldham recently said, that he doesn't yet have a million fans, but one only has to listen to the friendly honky-tonk of "I Am Goodbye" to know it won't be long. (Out tomorrow)...full text |
|
Bonnie "Prince" Billy lyrics
All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only
Copyright © www.sweetslyrics.com Please read our
Privacy policy - 0.0074s
Send "Bonnie "Prince" Billy " Ringtones to your Cell 
