Bonnie "Prince" Billy & Matt Sweeney

One of singer/songwriter Will Oldham's many aliases, Bonnie "Prince" Billy is the most prolific, with Oldham releasing nearly all his material under the moniker since 1999's breakthrough album I See a Darkness. Whether known as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Palace, Palace Brothers, or Palace Songs, Oldham always uses vintage folk and country influences as a framework for his songs about the joys and failings of human nature. His voice can be clear or creaky (his best vocal work often appears on interpretive albums such as 2017's Best Troubador and 2024's Hear the Children Sing the Ev...