Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You

Released: 11/08/23

Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You[KSWDY], the first solo album proper from the Louisville, Kentucky songwriter Bonnie Prince' Billy's since 2019's I Made a Place, is as down-home a record as the king of alt-folk/country has ever made, and it evinces the sheer joy and power of musicians playing “ communing “ together in room. This is perhaps no accident, given the strictures imposed during the pandemic, and its organic mix of strings, wood, keys and harmonising voices feels gleefully life-affirming, even alimental. But this is the iconoclast Will Oldham we're talking about, and so KSWDYis not only a paean to the marrow and life blood of traditional folk, but also fluidly encompasses a wide range of musics from classical to Japanese acid folk, and more “ all beautifully rendered by Oldham and his wonderful band of local Louisville players.