Bonnie 'Prince' Billy to get exclamatory with Beware!

By the time Johnny Cash recorded Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's "I See A Darkness" for his American Recordings series in 2000, Will Oldham could justifiably have rested on his laurels. Shoulder-patting from the great Cash—what more could a modern folk artist have hoped for?

But he's done nothing of the sort, releasing 10 albums since then and now announcing Beware!, due out March 17 via Drag City (March 16 via Domino in the UK).

Oldham's constantly reinventing his sound, so it's hard to guess what the album will hold—except by examining the album's announced guest musicians for clues: Jon Langford of the Mekons, Nicole Mitchell and Rob Mazurek of Exploding Star Orchestra, experimental musician Azita Youssifi, one-time Wilco member LeRoy Bach, vocalist Dee Alexander and others. Oh, and Oldham's backing band of Jennifer Hutt, Cairo Gang's Emmett Kelly, Michael Zerang and Town and Country's Josh Abrams. Um...so the album could sound like anything.

The 'Prince' will head out on tour around the release of Beware! (starting with a two-show night in Minneapolis), but until then you can hope he previews some tracks at a Save Kentucky's Hemlock's benefit or a handful of dates in Brazil.

Beware! track list:
1. Beware Your Only Friend
2. You Can't Hurt Me Now
3. My Life's Work
4. Death Final
5. Heart's Arms
6. You Don't Love Me
7. You Are Lost
8. I Won't Ask Again
9. I Don't Belong to Anyone
10. There Is Something I Have to Say
11. I Am Goodbye
12. Without Work, You Have Nothing
13. Untitled

Amongst the clean-shaven, a bearded Billy is 'Prince':

November
21 - Lexington, Ky. @ Old Tarr Distillery (with the Picket Line)
26 - Sorocaba, Brazil @ Usina Cultural
27 - Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Studio SP
28 - Salvador, Brazil @ Boomerangue
30 - Porto Alegre, Brazil @ Centro Cultural Santander

March
19 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ Walker Art Center (8:00 and 10:30)

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