Linus + Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy :: The Outsider: The Music of Jules Decorte

Three oddly-shaped pieces come together in the most natural way in this under-the-radar release from Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. The disc reconfigures the work of blind Dutch songwriter Jules de Corte, an outsider artist who wrote and recorded over 3,000 songs during his lifetime. This is not what you’d call a natural fit. De Corte’s songs are quick and witty and cerebral, more like cabaret or art song than BPB’s mournful Americana. Yet the two artists share an unconventional spirituality; there’s real searching in De Corte’s cleverly put together tunes.

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