Marquis De Tren And Bonnie Prince Billy

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

Solems
New - 12 - DC549 / PR 55
Sealed 2013 Single Sided 12" EP. Side B Is An Etching. “It’s Looking To Be A Good Year For Bonnie “Prince” Billy. In February, Will Oldham Reunited With The Letting Go Partner Dawn Mccarthy On The Fine Everly Brothers Homage What The Brothers Sang, And April’s Brought Us Solemns, A New Project With Get On Jolly’s Marquis De Tren (A.K.A. Dirty Three Guitarist Mick Turner). While Solemns Is A Rather Short Affair — Three Tracks Coming In Under 20 Minutes — It Would Be A Disservice To Call It Slight. Drawing Upon Old Testament Psalms (The Title Is Something Of A Pun), Oldham And Turner Distill Their Source Into Intense And Affecting Music That Packs Quite A Punch Despite Its Small Scale. While Solemns Also Finds Oldham Accompanied By His Current Collaborators Emmett Kelly, Van Campbell And Angel Olsen, It’s Dirty Three Drummer Jim White Who Really Tips The Balance Here, Making The Project Sound Much Closer Musically To Dirty Three Than To Any Recent BPB Output.“ – Michael Cramer, Dusted more