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and

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, credited here as Bonny Billy. It is a collection of demo songs for ''

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''. The album comprises recordings on tapes exchanged between Will Oldham and Dawn McCarthy through the

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prior to recording ''

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Track listing

# "Then The Letting Go" – 4:28 # " Strange Form of Life" – 2:31 # " Lay & Love" – 3:38 # "God Is Love" – 4:15 # "The Signifying Wolf" – 2:45 # "The Seedling" – 2:56 # "I Called You Back" – 5:14 # "Wai" - 3:13 # " Cursed Sleep" – 4:31 # "God's Small Song" – 2:54

Personnel

– singing

References

{{Authority control 2008 albums Will Oldham albums Drag City (record label) albums 2000s demo albums