Download: Among the Gold - Cheyenne Mize & Bonnie "Prince" Billy
This past weekend I had to drive way thefugout to the suburbs during a gigantic storm which made a 30 minute trip take about 80. Thankfully, I had the peace of mind to allow myself a cocktail as soon as I got to dinner and also the luck of finding some old mix CDs I had made for car trips.
On one said CD, is one of my very favorite Bonnie "Prince" Billy songs, "Aint You Wealthy, Aint You Wise". It was perfect for feeling lonely in the car on a rainy summer night and made me crave a dimly lit room with only candlelight, a glass of shiraz, a blanket and comfy pants. Of course, none of that could happen because I had to meet my family in suburbia for a pleasantly awkward dinner.
Anywho, it ended up being oddly great timing to be thinking of the great bearded one because he just put out a new EP with Cheyenne Marie Mize called Among The Gold and you can have it FOR FREE!
About the album:
“In the summer of 2008,” describes Mize, “there was a place called Funtown where about 300 lucky folks saw the first official coming-together of The Picket Line, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, and myself. In preparation for this little event, I met and began rehearsing with Will. After our first rehearsal together he asked me to join his touring band for the following Spring.
I had had the idea behind Among the Gold brewing for some time- originally thinking it was going to be me alone- to take some of my favorite very, very old tunes and record them. I offered the idea to Will, needing only a mic and a good room for recording, and he offered me a mic and a good room for recording. I asked him to sing a couple of the songs as duets as well. In the process we very much enjoyed singing together and we decided that they would all make great duets so it became more of a collaborative effort, with him helping me to decide on the rest of the tunes we would record, and helping me with instrumentation and arrangement decisions. And then it was.”





























If you weren't lucky enough to get a ticket early, you can thank your lucky stars there's another great show happening just around the corner at The Darkroom (which I'll also be hauling ass to). 








