Bonnie "Prince" Billy | New World Record, Buffalo

I've gotten quite into the work of Will Oldham, aka Bonnie "Prince" Billy this summer, so it was quite a treat for him to come to Buffalo for a free in-store performance at the city's most well-known independent record store. Travelling by himself and with only his acoustic guitar, Joe and I saw him stroll up the sidewalk as we were sitting out side Spot Coffee which is right next to New World.

Touring in support of his upcoming release 'The Letting Go', which drops September 19, Bonnie played several songs from that, including the single, "Cursed Sleep." He pulled from his Palace discography with "The Mountain Low" and from the Will Oldham album Joya with "Rider." The rest I assume were from the Bonnie "Prince" Billy moniker with notables like "Even If We Love," "I See a Darkness," "A King at Night," and "Nomadic Revery (All Around)." Will has a wonderful voice on record, and it's even better live, in such an intimate setting with at most a hundred people or so.

But get excited, because after the show, Joe got to interview Will Oldham! This will eventually get transcribed for the blog, but should also be on his show, The Different Bulletin this week, which airs on Wednesdays from 12pm-2pm on WRUR!

In the meantime, check out the video for "Cursed Sleep," posted below. Also check out the plug for The Letting Go featuring Neil Hamburger.


Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, "Cursed Sleep"


Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, "THE LETTING GO" Promo