The Purple Bird: Vinyl LP The Awakening RJ meditates on the interlinked

RJ meditates on the interlinked qualities of fame

from "Grotesque" to "Bend Sinister"

Stephen Malkmus

Witness to revolutions in jazz and pop

The Purple Bird: Vinyl LP The Awakening RJ meditates on the interlinkedThe Purple Bird finds Bonnie "Prince" Billy working with a "producer" for only the second time in his illustrious catalogue. This time it's David "Ferg" Ferguson (Johnny Cash, Sturgill Simpson) who guides the songs backed by "the best band you can get in Nashville right now", country singer John Anderson and Bluegrass legend Tim O'Brien. The Purple Bird is simultaneously like and unlike other BPB records. Many of the songs are a product of multiple