Superwolves

Description

The songs that make up ‘Superwolves’, the duo’s second album and first since 2005’s ‘Superwolf’, go boldly into undreamed-of places, and go deep, as Matt and Bonny take all the musics they know to make songs that penetrate. In classic Garcia-Hunter style, Sweeney and the ‘Prince’ first work separately, finding a path to each other in their solitary imaginings. Bonnie lyric sets delivered to Matt spark Sweeney’s guitar brain; chords and a melody are shaped, recorded fast and loose and sent back to the Prince, then the two parties meet up to sing, stitch, strengthen and finally perform them together in front of a small unsuspecting audience. Then new sets of lyrics are sent, animated and played in a high wire style until the shared songs and experiences are ready to commit to record. This is just the beginning of their fusion process, as words imply vocalizations to counter and support, and guitar lines suggest harmonic fields to subtly push into. In this process, a new creature grows out of the old one. In this name of this partnership, the guitar shares an open and fluid space with the vocals, the voices sing with the guitars – every moment in the life of Superwolves is an extravaganza, guided only by its need.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Make Worry for Me – Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
2. Good to My Girls – Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
3. God Is Waiting – Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
4. Hall of Death – Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
5. Shorty’s Ark – Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
6. I Am a Youth That’s Inclined to Ramble – Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
7. I Am a Popsicle – Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
8. Watch What Happens – Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
9. Resist the Urge – Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
10. There Must Be a Someone – Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
11. My Blue Suit – Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
12. My Body Is My Own – Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
13. You Can Regret What You Have Done – Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
14. Not Fooling – Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy