Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Ease Down The RoadWill Oldham hits a groove with 2001's 'Ease Down the Road' which has him singing his most straightforward songs. Gone are the buried meanings of 'I See a Darkness', and the first track even has a pedal steel guitar solo. The production is a little tighter than 'Darkness', but certainly not slick. Also, there are a few unusual instruments making an appearance. Melodically, this is less challenging than Oldham's earlier work, and it points toward the

released on The Reverberation Appreciation Society

The next line you hear after that however

I can pick him out on recordsåÊinstantly

Such encompassing purpose

by turns esoteric and a no holds barred sensory assault

female choruses and ambient piano scales arranged around Stevens' emerging falsetto

tell you about how we made it

A reason to cry and be unafraid

Now this new album‰۪ ‰Û÷Who Is The Sender

The multititled closer

4 albums released so far

They‰۪ve broken up