Will Oldham understands the art of being unpredictable. He also does this in a way that he doesn't care. As Bonnie Prince Billy, this American singer-songwriter and actor has a number of classics to his name, such as the I See A Darkness covered by . Despite the gifted songwriter he is, this time he chose to play the full album on Wolf Of The (2007) by Norwegian recording artist Susanna. The
… original is a solemn Scandinavian album, sung delicately and accompanied by the elite of Norwegian jazz and prog. Oldham uses sparse acoustic accompaniment and makes the songs sound as if they were casually recorded on a porch. But that doesn't make his interpretations sound less sincere and intense. Oldham audibly loves Mix Dwarf Cosmos, has fathomed the record and pays a beautiful, personal tribute to it. (MR)more
