Good things come to those who wait – Ten months ago, Bill Callahan released YTI⅃AƎЯ on Drag City Records…he has just released his first music video for the album; it was worth the wait.
Drag City: There’s a lifetime portrayed in this video. In the same way that the song plays with only a few images, the video matches that minimalism — suspended in a pleasant and rich purgatory.
Bill deals out a character portrait of the death of the life of the party. Sometimes the last one at the party is your best friend; sometimes they’re your worst friend. Sometimes both.
Directed by Anthony Gasparro and Mikey Kampmann, the “Last One at the Party” video shows us a man way out there on an island of his own that sits right at the heart of humanity. We find ourselves riding alongside on one of his perfect, perfected days. His life and mind belong to him, and if there’s nowhere to put them, then that’s where he’ll go. Every day holds the potential of being wild in the wilderness. Never let the party die!
Starring Coyote:
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton for Folk Radio, he concluded his album review: Not everything is as it seems on this record; it will surprise, challenge and delight you, but the overwhelming feeling is one of allowing the senses to open and let life flow in. In short, another masterpiece from Bill Callahan.
Order via Bandcamp – https://billcallahan.bandcamp.com/album/yti-a