Letting Go (The) [LP] by Bonnie Prince' Billy (Vinyl, Sep-2006, Drag City Recor
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“I had always thought of Bonnie Prince Billy and all of its/his incarnations as something that I liked but never felt a real attachment to; until I listened to The Letting Go. The mix of will and dawn was like a dream team of harmonies that added so much to the songs that I felt haunted by them. I must have listened to this record once a day for a few months when it first came out, and as I am listening to it while typing this I still feel the same sort of love for it. It is at once personal, inviting and a wonderful story that lets you in and makes you imagine the scenarios set before you. The call and response on “then The Letting Go” makes me think of will in a cave with dawn as his echo. It’s beautiful. ~ Rose Lazar, 2011

 

Album Notes:

The Letting Go is a 2006 album by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. It was recorded in Reykjavík, Iceland and produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson, who is known for his work with the Icelandic artist Björk. This album’s arrangement was done by Nico Muhly. Dawn McCarthy of Faun Fables also sings on the album.

 

The album’s name comes from the last lines of the Emily Dickinson poem that starts “After a Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes”.

 

This is the hour of lead

Remembered if outlived,

As freezing persons recollect the snow,

First chill, then stupor, then the letting go.

 

Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970), better known by the stage name Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music. After releasing material under his own name, he adopted the “Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy” moniker for the majority of his output since 1998.

 

Bonnie’s first original solo material in three years features a sweeter sound and a new hollerin’ partner. Dawn McCarthy haunts most of these tracks, backing the Prince. This is music for lazy days of summer and the days you don’t want to leave the house in the winter - plus the fall days thinking about the springtime of your life. In the spring, just get outside and watch the world grow, “The Letting Go” will be there for you when you get back.

 

Personnel:

Emmett Kelly: guitar

Dawn McCarthy: singing

Paul Oldham: bass

Valgeir Sigurdsson: recording, mixing

Jim White: drums

 

Track List:

  1. Love Comes To Me   [4:32]
  2. Strange Form Of Life   [3:46]
  3. Wai   [3:38]
  4. Cursed Sleep   [5:36]
  5. No Bad News   [4:45]
  6. Cold & Wet   [2:21]
  7. Big Friday   [2:44]
  8. Lay and Love   [3:50]
  9. The Seedling   [4:37
  10. Then The Letting Go   [5:19]
  11. God’s Small Song   [4:04]
  12. I Called You Back   [7:52]

The Letting Go LP by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy is factory-sealed new. It has never been played and has always been kept in its original packaging. The LP is not a promo or cutout. There are no marks or punches of any kind. All our CDs and vinyl are new! If you have any questions or want to see additional photos, just email us.

 

Same day shipping for payments received by 4:00 PM EST.

 

Payment must be received within 7 days. We accept and prefer PayPal.




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