Bill Callahan released 'Lonely City,' the second single from the album My Days of 58, due February 27. The music video uses a photo montage compiled by street photographer Daniel Arnold, portraying New York's hubbub, glamor, camaraderie, crowd isolation, small joys, small horrors, and seedy underbelly from a 15-year photo series. Callahan had resisted writing about a city because he focuses on humans and their spirit, yet recognizes cities are human-made and elicit personal relationships. The album's core band features Matt Kinsey, Dustin Laurenzi, and Jim White, with Jerry David DeCicca on tambourine.
"'Lonely City' is a song I've been meaning to write for decades. It has been inside me that long. I tend to focus my writing on humans and the spirit within. So writing about concrete and steel felt like a no go. Like I'm going to write a song about a car next? But of course cities are made by humans so they are human, too. You have a relationship with them, like friends."
"Bill Callahan has shared 'Lonely City,' the second single from his February-bound album My Days of 58. The music video comprises a photo montage compiled by the street photographer Daniel Arnold, who documents the hubbub, glamor, camaraderie, isolation in crowds, small joys, small horrors, and seedy underbelly of New York in a photo series shot over the course of 15 years. Watch it below."
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