Bonnie “Prince” Billy – the persona/stage-name of musician Will Oldham – will release a new studio record titled “We Are Together Again” on March 6th via Domino/No Quarter. The follow-up to “The Purple Bird“, Oldham began working on this set before his Nashville-sojourn to record that album, and picked them up again last spring, taking these 10 songs into End of an Ear Studios in Louisville with his current tour mates Jacob Duncan (flute and saxophone) and Thomas Deakin (clarinet, whistle, baritone electric guitar, accordion, cornet), along with Ryder McNair, Chris Bush, Ned Oldham and Erin Hill.
Oldham notes: “This record was made closer to the Ohio River than any I’ve been involved with since 1993’s Palace Brothers’ “There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You”. Louisville’s current-and-past vital musical community is highlighted on every song. Catherine Irwin, who sang on the BPB release “Ease Down the Road”, is back here on “Hey Little” and “Vietnam Sunshine”. Lacey Guthrie, Tory Fisher and Katie Peabody, the three front women of the band Duchess, sing together on the opening and closing songs, parallel odes to the beast that is fear.“
Jim Marlowe engineered the album sessions and co-produced it with Oldham. The first track to be shared from the record is ‘They Keep Trying To Find You’ alongside a video produced by Jake Forman and choreographed and directed by Abi Elliott. See below for the full spectacular strangeness.
Oldham’s 2025 release “The Purple Bird” was an album of the year at MOJO, Uncut and Aquarium Drunkard. Alongside the album announcement, a London outstore at St Giles’ Church in Camberwell has been announced for later this month on Monday 26th January – you can pre-order the album for access tickets here. The album is available to pre-order on limited transparent vinyl (+ exclusive art print via DomMart), standard vinyl, CD (+ poster), and digitally, and can be preordered here.
“We Are Together Again” Tracklisting:
1. Why is the Lion?
2. They Keep Trying To Find You
3. Strange Trouble
4. Life is Scary Horses
5. (Everybody’s Got a) Friend Named Joe
6. Vietnam Sunshine
7. Hey Little
8. Davey Dead
9. The Children are Sick
10. Bride of the Lion
