(2017) Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Wolf of the Cosmos


Review:
Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s last full-length solo release was an album of Merle Haggard songs, Best Troubadour, which came out in May of this year. He also helmed a collaborative Mekons tribute album, which came out last month on Drag City. In November, Will Oldham continue his prodigious year of covers with Wolf of the Cosmos, a full cover album of singer/songwriter Susanna’s haunting and minimal 2007 album Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos.
Here’s Oldham’s typically-cerebral statement of purpose for the album: “As other practitioners are leaving the room in favor of novel forms of recording and distro and consumption, we are left with a virtual PALACE, fantastical and real structures and practices. Like we are allowed into the museum at night. We can make a great essentially live record with great songs and great players because nobody else is? Wolf of the Cosmos…is about, as much as anything, direct engagement with recorded music. So step right up to the replicant.”





Tracklist:
01 - Intruder.flac
02 - Born in the Desert.flac
03 - Hangout.flac
04 - People Living.flac
05 - Stay.flac
06 - For You.flac
07 - Better Days.flac
08 - Traveling.flac
09 - Demon Dance.flac
10 - Home Recording.flac
11 - We Offer.flac
12 - Lily.flac

Summary:
Country: USA
Genre: folk, country, post-punk


Media Report:
Source : CD
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : ~504-705 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits