New music today from Bonnie Prince Billy, who recorded his latest record, Beware, right here in Chicago at Engine Studios with our friend Neil Strauch manning the boards. Its an ambitious effort, with arrangements incorporating Leonard Cohenish female choral backing vocals, fiddle, banjo, cornet, accordian, manolin, and pedal steel into a sound that blends americana, rock, chamber, and spiritual styles.

BPB's incredibly prolific with his output, releasing a new record every 7 months or so , and like Neil Young and Van Morrison (Pre-millenial), its the sound of BPB's voice alone that draws me in, regardless of the record or its approach.

I listen over and over again to the opening track "beware your only friend", especially in the morning. Don't miss this one!

Beware Your Only Friend