Bonnie "Prince" Billy shares new duet "Downstream" with John Anderson from forthcoming new album 'The Purple Bird' - due Jan 31st

Bonnie "Prince" Billy & John Anderson

Duet on “Downstream”
Third single from new BPB album The Purple Bird, out Jan 31st
Announces European tour for May

Will Oldham worked with a number of different songwriters for the forthcoming Bonnie “Prince” Billy album The Purple Bird. One of them was Nashville legend John Anderson, who helped pen the eco-ballad “Downstream”. In addition to co-writing the track, Anderson - who was first nominated for a Grammy in 1982 (Best Male Country Vocal Performance) and was recently inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame - joins Oldham in singing it as well.
 
Listen to “Downstream” here.
Watch the video for “Downstream” here.
 
Oldham says of the collaboration:
  "One of my favorite recorded John Anderson performances is a duet he sang with Merle Haggard called “The Winds of Change” on Merle’s 1996 record.  It’s a minor-key ballad about climate change and over-development, the compromise of our environment’s integrity at the hands of humans.  “Downstream”, though in a major key, hits on the same ideas.  I don’t know how to explain how it felt to witness this master of song bring, beautifully and humbly, his experience and expertise to bear on this little recording we were making.  Anderson’s singing on the final verse has weight in it, and concern, and love."
 
“Downstream” marks the third song released in advance of “The Purple Bird”, joining prior singles “London May” and “Our Home.” The record was made in Nashville with producer Dave Ferguson, and is out January 31st.

Bonnie “Prince” Billy will play Rough Trade in New York City to celebrate its release, before embarking on a California tour, where a second LA show was just added. Ferguson will open all West Coast dates:
  January 28th @ Rough Trade – New York, NY
February 7th @ Vet’s Hall - Santa Cruz, CA
February 8th @ Grace Cathedral – San Francisco, CA
February 9th @ Center for the Arts – Grass Valley, CA
February 10th @  Sebastiani Theatre – Sonoma, C
February 12th @ Topa Bowl – Ojai, CA
February 13th @ Pico Union Project – Los Angeles, CA
February 14th @ Pico Union Project – Los Angeles, CA
 
Today Bonnie “Prince” Billy also announces a string of European dates for May. Tickets on sale 9th Jan @ 10am GMT / 11am CET from here. Full list of dates below:
May 10th @ Het Depot – Leuven, BE
May 11th @ Arenberg – Antwerp, BE
May 12th @ Doornroosje – Nijmegen, NL
May 13th @ Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL
May 15th @ Wilde Westen – Kortijk, BE
May 17th @ Stereolux – Nantes, FR
May 18th @ La Cigale – Paris, FR
  Tickets
 
The Purple Bird will be released on Domino/No Quarter and is available to pre-order on purple vinyl, standard vinyl, CD and digitally. Pre-order: DomMart | Digital
   
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