BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY - MASTER AND EVERYONE
BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY - MASTER AND EVERYONE
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The fourth Bonnie 'Prince' Billy record in six years finds Will Oldham relaxing into a beautiful groove; similar to 2001's Ease Down the Road, Master and Everyone is quite melodic compared to his Palace or self-titled releases, with less of the dire apocalyptic imagery and more reflections from his literate, anti-romantic backwoodsman. Like most of Oldham's recordings, this one rewards close attention, which reveals recording ambience ranging from creaking wood to a soft patting on the floor (a foot keeping time), and, of course, Oldham's half-resigned, half-plaintive croon. Little gets in the way of these songs. Circular lines from an acoustic guitar demarcate the choruses, a cello adds a bit of emotional warmth to one song, and a few others have the wheezing keys of what sounds like a pump organ. Fortunately, the songs stand up to the examination. The Way (Love me the way I love you) is very nearly sweet, stranded between desperation and hope. Elsewhere Oldham is a true fatalist, resigning himself to the inevitable power of love to ruin his life and using the creepiest of old-timey metaphors to get his point across
Tracklist:
- Way
- Ain't You Wealthy, Ain't You Wise?
- Master and Everyone
- Wolf Among Wolves
- Joy and Jubilee
- Maundering
- Lesson's from What's Poor
- Even If Love
- Three Questions
- Hard Life
