Ease Down the Road is the name of an album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Will Oldham

Will Oldham , better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music...

. It also features Todd Brashear, Matt Everett, Mike Fellows

Mike Fellows

Mike Fellows AKA Miighty Flashlight is an American musician who has performed and recorded with a variety of groups and artists since the early 1980s...

, Paul Greenlaw, Catherine Irwin, Harmony Korine

Harmony Korine

The story is told from the perspective of a young man suffering from untreated schizophrenia, played by Ewen Bremner, as he tries to understand his deteriorating world. Julien's abusive father is played by Werner Herzog...

, Ned Oldham, David Pajo

David Pajo

David Pajo is an American alternative rock musician. He has played a wide variety of music, loosely fitting into several other genres: hardcore, math-rock, post-rock, electronica, folk and indie-pop...

, Bryan Rich, Matt Sweeney

Matt Sweeney

Matt Sweeney is a guitarist, vocalist, and producer who has worked with various musicians and groups.-Biography:Sweeney's high school band Skunk released two albums on Twin/Tone records...

, and Jon Theodore

Jon Theodore

Jon Philip Theodore is a drummer, formerly a member of The Mars Volta. He has become best known for his explosive, multi-textural and dynamic playing style.-History:...

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Track listing

1. "May It Always Be" - 4:04
2. "Careless Love
   Careless Love
   "Careless Love" is a traditional song of obscure origins.Blues versions are popular; the lyrics change from version to version, but usually speak of the heartbreak brought on by "careless love." Frequently, the narrator threatens to kill his or her wayward lover.The song's melody also is used in...
   
   " (traditional; W. C. Handy
   W. C. Handy
   William Christopher Handy was a blues composer and musician. He was widely known as the "Father of the Blues"....
   
   , Martha Koenig, Spencer Williams
   Spencer Williams
   Spencer Williams was an American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. He is best known for his hit songs "Basin Street Blues", "I Ain't Got Nobody", "Royal Garden Blues", "I've Found a New Baby", "Everybody Loves My Baby", "Tishomingo Blues", "Careless Love", and many...
   
   ) - 2:06
3. "A King at Night" - 4:29
4. "Just to See My Holly Home" - 3:40
5. "At Break of Day" - 4:16
6. "After I Made Love to You" - 3:53
7. "Ease Down the Road" - 3:06
8. "The Lion Lair" - 6:01
9. "Mrs William" - 3:03
10. "Sheep" - 2:54
11. "Grand Dark Feeling of Emptiness" - 3:23
12. "Rich Wife Full of Happiness" - 3:07

UK limited edition bonus disc

Domino Records also released a UK limited edition 2-disc version of the album (Domino WIGCD89X). The bonus disc contains tracks taken from a BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 Peel Session first transmitted on 16 March 1999. The lineup includes Will Oldham

Will Oldham

Will Oldham , better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music...

, Mike Fellows

Mike Fellows

Mike Fellows AKA Miighty Flashlight is an American musician who has performed and recorded with a variety of groups and artists since the early 1980s...

, James Lo, and Matt Sweeney

Matt Sweeney

Matt Sweeney is a guitarist, vocalist, and producer who has worked with various musicians and groups.-Biography:Sweeney's high school band Skunk released two albums on Twin/Tone records...

.

1. "What's Wrong With A Zoo?" - A different version appeared on the Quelque Chose d'Organique OST
2. "I Send My Love To You" - Original version on Days in the Wake
   Days in the Wake
   Days in the Wake is the name of an album by Palace Brothers, featuring Will Oldham on guitar and vocals. The album was released in 1994 on Drag City...
   
   (1994)
3. "Stablemate" - Original version on Arise Therefore
   Arise Therefore
   Arise Therefore is the fourth studio album of Will Oldham. The album's packaging does not include the artist's name. It has been considered both a Palace release and a Will Oldham release. The album features David Grubbs, Ned Oldham, and a Mayatone drum machine credited as "Maya Tone"...
   
   (1996)

Trivia

• Dax Riggs
  Dax Riggs
  Dax David Riggs , is an American musician from Houma, Louisiana, most well known for formerly fronting the sludge band Acid Bath in the 1990s. Dax has been a part of many projects since then, including Agents of Oblivion and Deadboy & the Elephantmen. In 2007 he began releasing material under his...
  
   (formerly of Acid Bath
  Acid Bath
  Acid Bath was a seminal American sludge metal band from Houma, Louisiana that was active from 1991 to 1997. Acid Bath combined doom metal roots with influences from black metal, death metal, gothic rock, blues, folk, and country...
  
  , currently of deadboy & The Elephantmen) often performs a cover of "Grand Dark Feeling Of Emptiness" when touring under his solo moniker T-Daks & His White Plastic Soul.