We Are Together Again

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We Are Together Again
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Studio album by
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
ReleasedMarch 6, 2026 (2026-03-06)
Studio
Length47:04
Label
Producer
Bonnie "Prince" Billy chronology
The Purple Bird
(2025)		We Are Together Again
(2026)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 82/100
Review scores
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We Are Together Again is the thirty-first studio album by American singer Will Oldham. It was released under the name Bonnie "Prince" Billy on March 6, 2026.

Contents

Background

We Are Together Again was co-produced by Oldham with Jim Marlowe and was recorded in End of an Ear Studios in Louisville, Kentucky. [6]

The lead single "They Keep Trying To Find You" was released in January 2026 with a video directed and choreographed by Abi Elliott. [7]

A second single, "Hey Little" was released in February 2026 featuring Catherine Irwin on vocals, Thomas Deakin on clarinet and string arrangements by Ryder McNair, and with a video directed by Brent Stewart and Maya Stewart. [8]

The album also features Lacey Guthrie, Tory Fisher and Katie Peabody from the Louisville band Duchess on vocals on the opening and closing tracks, and musicians Jacob Duncan, Chris Bush, Ned Oldham and Erin Hill. [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Will Oldham. [1]

We Are Together Again track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Why Is the Lion?"6:36
2."They Keep Trying to Find You"4:37
3."Strange Trouble"4:35
4."Life Is Scary Horses"4:49
5."(Everybody's Got a) Friend Named Joe"4:26
6."Vietnam Sunshine"4:03
7."Hey Little"3:46
8."Davey Dead"5:17
9."The Children Are Sick"4:36
10."Bride of the Lion"4:19
Total length:47:04

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [1]

Musicians

  • Will Oldham – performance
  • Thomas Deakin – accordion, whistle, electric guitar, cornet, tuba, clarinet, vocals
  • Jacob Duncan – saxophone, flute, piano, vocals
  • Caleb Vasquez – percussion
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Camille Miller – violin
  • Jake Braun – cello
  • Zach Delinger – viola
  • Ryder McNair – string arrangements (all tracks), piano (track 3)
  • Ned Oldham – bass (1, 6, 10), vocals (6)
  • Tory Fisher – vocals (1, 10)
  • Lacey Guthrie – vocals (1, 10)
  • Katie Peabody – vocals (1, 10)
  • Nuala Kennedy – flute, vocals (1)
  • Eamon O'Leary – bouzouki, vocals (1)
  • Maggie Halfman – vocals (3, 5, 9)
  • Sally Timms – vocals (4)
  • Jim Marlowe – Moog (5), piano (8)
  • Chris Cupp – bass (5)
  • Catherine Irwin – vocals (6, 7)
  • Chris Leidner – drums (6)
  • Christopher Bush – tapes, electronics (8)
  • Erin Hill – harp, vocals (8)

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for We Are Together Again
Chart (2026)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 83
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12] 180
Scottish Albums (OCC) [13] 20
UK Albums Sales (OCC) [14] 28
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [15] 9
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [16] 12

References

  1. 1 2 3 We Are Together Again (Media notes). Bonnie "Prince" Billy. Domino Recording Company, No Quarter Records. March 6, 2026.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ "We Are Together Again - Bonnie "Prince" Billy". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  3. ↑ Subia, Paulina (March 6, 2026). "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – 'We Are Together Again' album review". faroutmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Bonnie "Prince" Billy, 'We Are Together Again' Album Review" . Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Steven (March 6, 2026). "Bonnie Prince Billy – We Are Together Again | Album Reviews" . Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  6. ↑ "*Pre-order* We Are Together Again". No Quarter Records.
  7. ↑ Gallacher, Alex (January 7, 2026). "Bonnie "Prince" Billy announces new album 'We Are Together Again'". KLOF Mag.
  8. ↑ Gallacher, Alex (February 10, 2026). "Bonnie "Prince" Billy Shares "Hey Little"". KLOF Mag.
  9. ↑ Monroe, Jazz (January 7, 2026). "Bonnie "Prince" Billy Announces New Album We Are Together Again". Pitchfork.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Bonnie Prince Billy – We Are Together Again" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bonnie Prince Billy – We Are Together Again" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bonnie Prince Billy – We Are Together Again" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 13/3/2026 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Sales Chart on 13/3/2026 – Top 100". Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Official Americana Albums Chart on 13/3/2026 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 13/3/2026 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
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