Ease Down the Road

by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Ease Down the Road cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 April 2001
  • Label: Palace Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 44:02
  • Community rating: 3.58/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Harmony Korine, Matt Sweeney, Jon Theodore, Catherine Irwin, Todd Brashear, Paul Greenlaw, Ned Oldham, Matthew Everett, Bryan Rich, Mike Fellows

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Will Oldham's 'Ease Down the Road' is a surprisingly warm and lush foray into alternative country and folk rock. The album features a heavy emphasis on themes of romance and sexuality, delivering highly melodic, bittersweet songwriting laced with subtle sarcasm.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, folk, acoustic, lo-fi, confessional, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. May It Always Be (04:04)
  2. Careless Love (02:06)
  3. A King At Night (04:29)
  4. Just To See My Holly Home (03:40)
  5. At Break Of Day (04:16)
  6. After I Made Love To You (03:53)
  7. Ease Down The Road (03:06)
  8. The Lion Lair (06:01)
  9. Mrs. William (03:03)
  10. Sheep (02:54)
  11. Grand Dark Feeling Of Emptiness (03:23)
  12. Rich Wife Full Of Happiness (03:07)

Credits

  • Sammy Harkham - artwork [drawings]
  • Mike Fellows - bass
  • Jon Theodore - drums, percussion
  • Bryan Rich - guitar
  • Jeremy DeVine - layout
  • David Pajo - mixed by, voice, guitar, bass, synthesizer [nord lead], piano, percussion
  • Will Oldham - mixed by, voice, guitar, synthesizer [nord lead], percussion
  • Dianne Bellino - painting [cock painting]
  • Joanne Oldham - painting [moon and desert paintings]
  • The Continental Op - producer
  • Paul Oldham - recorded by, mixed by
  • Matthew Everett - violin
  • Catherine Irwin - voice
  • Harmony Korine - voice
  • Paul Greenlaw - voice, banjo
  • Todd Brashear - voice, guitar [lap steel]
  • Matt Sweeney - voice, guitar, banjo
  • Ned Oldham - voice, guitar, bass

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