The Purple Bird: Vinyl LP The Awakening These were two points on

These were two points on a map of grief

RJ meditates on the interlinked qualities of fame

Stephen Malkmus

from "Grotesque" to "Bend Sinister"

After breaking out of the Bay Area underground scene in the early 90s with I Wish My Brother George Was Here

The Purple Bird: Vinyl LP The Awakening These were two points onThe 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