Following on from his highly-praised 'Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You' LP last year, Bonnie "Prince" Billy has now announced his plans for a new studio album, arriving early next year.
The new full-length 'The Purple Bird' was produced alongside David “Ferg” Ferguson, is being previewed by the lead single 'Our Home', and is set to be released on the 31st January via Domino.
Speaking about the new record, he said, “I’ve made records with friends, collaborative records like The Brave and the Bold with Tortoise; the two Superwolf records with Matt Sweeney; The Wonder Show of the World with Emmett Kelly; Get on Jolly with Mick Turner. These collaborators get top billing because that’s how this business works. This record, The Purple Bird, is similarly a collaborative effort but the collaborator is the producer, David Ferguson. He’s a giant of a man, an epic musical force, a dear friend. Our work together on this record was the result of years of sharing hard times and great joys, songs and stories, of making music together and apart. There’s a lot of trust in this record on Ferg’s part and on mine, and the trust was hard- and well-earned. When I listen to the record, oftentimes I can’t help but laugh in wonder that life allowed me to participate in such a thing.”
Watch the new video for 'Our Home' in the player and see the album's full tracklisting below.
'The Purple Bird' Tracklist:
1. Turned to Dust (Rolling On)
2. London May
3. Tonight With the Dogs I’m Sleeping
4. Boise, Idaho
5. The Water’s Fine
6. Sometimes It’s Hard to Breathe
7. New Water
8. Guns Are For Cowards
9. Downstream
10. One of These Days (I’m Gonna Spend the Whole Night With You)
11. Is My Living In Vain?
12. Our Home
