''I Made a Place'' is a 2019 album by

Bonnie "Prince" Billy Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Flophouse, Palace Br ...

, the stage name of American

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musician Will Oldham. It was released to positive critical reception.

Recording

The songs that make up ''I Made a Place'' were recorded by Oldham with producer Mark Nevers; the duo originally considered making a

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cover album but after the death of David Berman, they went back to original songs. These compositions were recorded with no intention on releasing an album.

Critical reception

The editorial staff of

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gave the album 3.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Fred Thomas concluding that it is made up of solid songwriting but stating, "While no less emotionally dense than that or any of Oldham's work, I Made a Place feels less intense, and even fun by comparison".

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of ''

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'' gave it four out of five stars, for the moving quality of Oldham's lyrics and in particular his investigation of solitude. Sal Sodomsky of ''

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'' awarded the album 7.1 out of 10 for what he wrote was one of Oldham's most "complicated" albums. ''

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'' named it album of the week, with Tom Breihan calling the songs "security-blanket music, and it's lovely".

Accolades

Track listing

All songs written by Bonnie "Prince" Billy #"New Memory Box" – 3:01 #"Dream Awhile" – 3:31 #"The Devil's Throat" – 3:33 #"Look Backward on Your Future, Look Forward to Your Past" – 3:55 #"I Have Made a Place" – 3:39 #"Squid Eye" – 2:46 #"You Know the One" – 3:37 #"This Is Far from Over" – 2:46 #"Nothing Is Busted" – 4:33 #"Mama Mama" – 2:32 #"The Glow, Pt. 3" – 3:22 #"Thick Air" – 2:41 #"Building a Fire" – 3:38

Personnel

– guitar, vocals *Jacob Duncan – woodwind, keyboards *Chris Greenwell – recording *Mike Hyman – drums *Danny Kiely – bass guitar *Cheyenne Mize –

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*Mark Nevers –

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*Dan Osborn – layout *Chris Rodahaffer – banjo,

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*Carl Saff – mastering *Nathan Salsburg – guitar *

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– vocals

Charts

References

External links

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