News
Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You Due Out August 11 via Drag City
May 22, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Bonnie “Prince” Billy (aka Will Oldham) has announced a new album, Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You, and shared its first single, “Bananas,” via a music video. More
Good and Green Again Due Out January 21 via Paradise of Bachelors
Jan 06, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Jake Xerxes Fussell has shared a new song, “Rolling Mills Are Burning Down.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming studio album, Good and Green Again, which will be out on January 21 via Paradise of Bachelors. More
Superwolves Due Out This Friday on Drag City
Apr 27, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Matt Sweeney and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (aka Will Oldham) have shared a video for their new song “Resist the Urge.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album Superwolves, which will be out this Friday (Apr. 30) via Drag City. More
Superwolves Due Out April 30 on Drag City
Mar 23, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Matt Sweeney and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (aka Will Oldham) have shared a video for a new song titled “My Blue Suit.” It is the latest offering from their upcoming album Superwolves, which will be out on April 30 via Drag City. The two have also announced a California tour set for June; it will be their first tour together since 2014. More
Superwolves Due Out April 30 on Drag City; Listen to "Hall of Death"
Feb 09, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Matt Sweeney and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (aka Will Oldham) have announced a new album Superwolves, subsequently sharing the video for a new single from the album, “Hall of Death.” More
Spirit of a Ghost Coming January 22 On Spaceflight
Dec 09, 2020
By Caleb Campbell
Thee Conductor, led by Austin-based artist, producer, and record label owner Jason Butler and engineer Justin Douglas, are releasing their latest single, “Tsk Tsk,” premiering with Under the Radar. The newest track from the group features Bonnie “Prince” Billy (a.k.a. Will Oldham) on vocals, the latest collaboration between the two frequent partners. More
I Made a Place Due Out November 15 via Drag City
Sep 10, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (aka Will Oldham) has announced a new album, I Made a Place, and shared its first single, “At the Back of the Pit,” via a video for the track. More
Plus We Were Promised Jetpacks, Saintseneca, Richard Reed Parry, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 20, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Songs of the Week returned last week after a five-week hiatus and now we’re back into the full swing of things. This week’s list features some returning artists who have appeared on other Songs of the Week lists lately, including a repeat #1, as well as some artists making their debut on the list. It all ends with one of the silliest songs to ever make the Songs of the Week list, which will hopefully lift your spirits. More
From Benefit Record to Support The Southern Poverty Law Center
Feb 21, 2017
By Charles Steinberg
Honestly, I would follow Will Oldham and his acoustic guitar anywhere it took me, especially towards a good cause. Oxford, Mississippi’s The End of All Music record store is releasing a benefit record to support The Southern Poverty Law Center, out May 5th, and it features another campfire haunt from Oldham, under his recording moniker, Bonnie “Prince” Billy. More
Singer’s Grave A Sea Of Tongues is Out Now on Drag City
Oct 15, 2014
By Laura Studarus
In his new video for Singer’s Grave A Sea Of Tongues cut “Quail and Dumplings, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy navigates the horrors of a water park. More
Visiting Puget Sound June 9-13
May 17, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Bonnie “Prince” Billy has announced that he will be participating in a series of free record store performances throughout the Puget Sound area next month from June 9-13. More
Now Here's My Plan Featuring New Takes On Old Classics
Apr 30, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Bonnie “Prince” Billy has announced the release of a new EP entitled Now Here’s My Plan. More
The Marble Downs due April 9th on Honest Jon’s
Mar 23, 2012
By Cody Ray Shafer
Folk singer/songwriter Will Oldham, better known by his stage name Bonnie “Prince” Billy, is collaborating with Scottish band Trembling Bells on a new joint album. More
Wake Up With Bonny in the Morning
Jan 26, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Folkie Bonnie “Prince” Billy evidently had himself quite the fruitful experience recently visiting the islands of Hawaii. More
Sep 16, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Ever dream of getting shipwrecked? In the new video for “Quail and Dumplings”—a cut from new Bonnie “Prince” Billy album Wolfroy Goes to Town—longtime Billy collaborator Kennan Gudjonsson does just that. We have the clip. More
'Wolfroy Goes to Town' Due October 4 on Drag City
Sep 06, 2011
By John Everhart
Everyone’s favorite hirsute troubadour/actor Will Oldham, AKA Bonnie “Prince” Billy, has announced the Fall release of his newest album Wolfroy Goes to Town. We have the details. More
May 23, 2011
By Mike Hilleary
Facial hair aficionado and all-around great songwriter Will Oldham, aka Bonnie “Prince” Billy, has released a video for his single “There Is No God.” More
Reviews
Jan 18, 2024
By Dom Gourlay
In 2005 a film was made of the Green Man Festival in Wales. It has been unreleased and unseen for nearly 20 years and features performances by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Joanna Newsom among others. Under the Radar tracked down its creator Jo Bartlett and are honoured to be hosting its first ever public viewing. More
May 12, 2017
By Stephen Mayne
Will Oldham is not a man to sit back and take things easy. Since adopting the Bonnie “Prince” Billy name in 1998 (and before that under a different guise), he’s been churning out music at a prodigious rate. More
May 25, 2009
By Michelle Salzman
“When Cheyenne and I do tandem beer drinking it means we’re going to sing together,” Will Oldham announced after he and singer/fiddle player Cheyenne Mize simultaneously swigged from their beer bottles. They were onstage at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston last Sunday preparing to perform the duet “You Want That Picture,” from Oldham’s 2008 release Lie Down in the Light. More
Feb 01, 2009
By Jim Scott
On his seventh album since 2006, Will Oldham is preoccupied with the same things, such as love left to rot, his own stomach, and sex. Also intact is his soft-spoken and sometimes angelic voice, which belies the devilish humor contained within his lyrics. More