I had quite the Kentucky day yesterday. I enjoyed the Derby atmosphere that permeated the whole state (trust me — you’d know it was Derby day even if you didn’t have a calendar), listened to some My Morning Jacket, sampled a few bourbons at night and closed out with Will Oldham’s music. If you find yourself in Kentucky this summer, I strongly suggest listening to this song shortly after the sun sets.

MP3: Bonnie Prince Billy - Death to Everyone
I have to say that my favorite thing about this song is how restrained it is. Will Oldham isn’t exactly known for flipping out mid-song, but for a song about impending death and doom, this one is played fairly straight-faced. That gives it a vibe only matched by old blues death songs (the ones that would really throaty singing and one chord through the whole thing). It’s a beautiful song with an underrated bass line running through the whole song that makes me believe that not only does Oldham know that death is on the way, but that he might be the only one who knows exactly when that’ll be.