Tag Archives: 2004

Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Sings Greatest Palace Music, 2004

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Alan Bumstead Vinyl Reviews

According to Oldham, after working with Marty Slayton on Master And Everyone and realizing how it easy it was to work with professional studio musicians, he decided he’d head down to Nashville and make this album, which doesn’t sound like … Continue reading →

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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, No More Workhorse Blues b/w The Color Of My Dreams 7″, 2004

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Alan Bumstead Vinyl Reviews

Here we have the second single in support of Sings Greatest Palace Music. I could add a note here about how much I’ve been enjoying these new versions since I got to know all of the songs through the Palace … Continue reading →

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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Agnes, Queen Of Sorrow b/w Blokbuster 7″, 2004

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Alan Bumstead Vinyl Reviews

This was the first single in support of Sings Greatest Palace Music, the album Oldham recorded using Nashville session musicians to revive his old Palace material. I remember there was a lot of hand wringing in the music press over … Continue reading →

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Will Oldham, Seafarers Music, 2004

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Alan Bumstead Vinyl Reviews

Seafarers was a documentary made by Jason Massot which “followed four different merchant-marine guys from four different countries who were all in the port of Rotterdam … one of the biggest commercial seaports in the world” (Oldham). These men, a … Continue reading →

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The Walkmen, Bows + Arrows, 2004

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Alan Bumstead Vinyl Reviews

After hearing a couple of early tracks, “Wake Up” and “We’ve Been Had” I took an avid interest in The Walkmen, bought Bows + Arrows in 2004 after reading the reviews and became a dedicated fan based on the strength … Continue reading →

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