Bonnie Prince Billy - Beware (Music CD)

Will Oldham, AKA Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, here continues to carve his niche in the world of indie-Americana with 'Beware', his seventh under his current alias. Where his preceding album, 2008's 'Lie Down In The Light', was a reasonably cheerful and buoyant affair, one look at the song titles alone for this release indicate that Oldham is considerably less bright here. Titles such as 'Beware Your Only Friend', 'Death Final' and 'I Don't Belong To Anyone' seem to suggest that the mood is significantly more sombre for this outing. The constants with Oldham, though, are his sparse arrangements and world-weary howling delivery, and 'Beware' sees him continue to be a much-admired songwriter.