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Last year Dylan sang, “I contain multitudes” quoting Whitman, a sentiment this sophomore tour de force boldly epitomizes. Equal parts glamorous and grotesque, Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s Superwolves is a sprawling, bewildering frenzy of ideas and emotions, leaving the listener with plenty to unpick.

Taken from his latest album, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy shares video for his latest single “This is Far From Over” featuring longtime Bonny co-conspirator Olivia Owens Wyatt on her solo transpacific crossing aboard a 34-ft sailboat.

On Songs of Love and Horror Will Oldham’s enigmatic aliases hand back control for an unadorned set of tenderly sung, troubled songs that tap the darkness as only Oldham can.

Bonnie “Prince” Billy shares video for new song Blueberry Jam – a jammer, a fruit-filled jammer to end all fruit-filled endeavours. How can you not smile at the madness of it all?

Drag City share further Palace videos including Horses which stars a very young Will Oldham and a stop-animation for ‘Come In’. Both songs feature on Lost Blues and Other Songs which is available as a double LP, CD and Digital via Drag City.

Drag City Records reveal official music video for the Palace Brothers debut single ‘Ohio River Boat Song.’ We dig up some trivia about the single first released in ’93 which is also an adaptation of the traditional Scottish Loch Tay Boat Song.

Photographs of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy often show him squinting in the light of a real or imagined sun, his brow shiny with the sweat of the boozer, the fervent preacher, the madman or the honest labourer….on this timely collection we are offered new and tantalising views of them all.

Trembling Bells announce new mini-album ‘Wide Majestic Aire’ and reveal some exciting plans for 2016 which include Alex playing drums on the forthcoming new Shirley Collins album! Life is never dull with the Trembling Bells!

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy announces new album ‘Pond Scum’ – tracks chosen from John Peel Sessions spanning eight years. Plus a free download of ‘Rich Wife Full of Happiness’.

We have a video premiere today from Joan Shelley featuring Will Oldham, it was filmed recently at The Bomhard Theater in Louisville, Kentucky. She’s over in the UK touring in March ’16.

Song of the Day comes from a new collaboration between Will Oldham (aka Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy), experimental rock group Watter (featuring a member of Grails), and Stillwater Artisanal.

Today we have a premiere from psych-folk artist Santiparro, a name he was given by the Native American Wixáritari – taken from his new album which features contributions from Will Oldham and more.