The Letting Go

by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

The Letting Go cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 September 2006
  • Label: Drag City
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 58:09
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Dawn McCarthy, Una Sveinbjarnard贸ttir, Emmett Kelly, Jim White, Paul Oldham, Hrafnkell Orri Egilsson, Eir铆kur Orri 脫lafsson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in Iceland, Will Oldham's album is a sparse, hauntingly beautiful collection of folk songs. 'The Letting Go' features intricate string arrangements and backing vocals from Faun Fables' Dawn McCarthy. It is a cold, intimate masterpiece.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, male-vocals, folk, confessional, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Love Comes To Me
  2. Strange Form Of Life
  3. Wai
  4. Cursed Sleep
  5. No Bad News
  6. Cold & Wet
  7. Big Friday
  8. Lay And Love
  9. The Seedling
  10. Then The Letting Go
  11. God's Small Song
  12. I Called You Back
  13. [untitled track]

Credits

  • Nico Muhly - arranged by [strings]
  • Ryder McNair - arranged by [strings]
  • Paul Oldham - bass, electric piano
  • Hrafnkell Orri Egilsson - cello
  • Jim White - drums
  • Emmett Kelly - electric piano
  • Valgeir Sigur冒sson - electric piano
  • Bonnie "Prince" Billy - electric piano, written-by
  • Eir铆kur Orri 脫lafsson - flugelhorn
  • Becky Blair - painting [paintings]
  • Sam Oldham - photography by [bonny]
  • The Admiral - photography by [windward oahu]
  • Sturla 脼贸risson - technician [principal studio assistant]
  • Ben Frost - technician [studio assistant]
  • Michael Rugnetta - technician [studio assistant]
  • 脼贸runn 脫sk Marin贸sd贸ttir - viola
  • Greta Gu冒nad贸ttir - violin
  • Una Sveinbjarnard贸ttir - violin
  • Dawn McCarthy - vocals

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