The man behind Bonnie 'Prince' Billy is Will Oldham, who previously made records under names such as Palace, Palace Brothers and Palace Music. He writes extremely fragile songs, which he sings with an equally fragile voice. I See A Darkness sounds far from commercial. However, if you put in some effort to listen through Oldham's plaintive voice, false pianos and modest arrangements, you will discover
… beautiful songs like A Minor Place, Nomadic Revery (All around), Another Day Full Of Dread and Raining In Darling. (WvdZ)more
