Will Oldham has gifted us another BPB album; this one finds him accompanied by a large ensemble assembled in Kentucky to back up his distinctive americana-esque style. It feels like a continuation of his past couple records which preach love and openness in our time of isolation and fear. I appreciated his interview with Larry Fitzmaurice where he got deeper into the circumstances of making the album including taking care of an aging parent, newfound rootedness, (not) adapting to a changing music industry.

One of my favorite moments is when he sings “the human times have come and gone, we must accept our rule is done” in Life Is Scary Horses. Overall I resonated a lot more with the first half of the record but it is a real treat to have someone like Oldham continuing to chart his own path and still writing lit-up spirit-filled alt country in these dark times.