Photo credit: Marieke Macklon
Bill Ryder-Jones has shared ‘This Can’t Go On’ – the first song from upcoming fifth album ‘Iechyd Da’ (out on 12 January 2024).
Featuring stirring strings from a 1978 Flashlight song, it finds Bill recounting walking the streets at night while feeling lost and empty, describing how he wants to be ‘your dog’ and how he feels like a little boy before defiantly proclaiming ‘I’m gonna get myself together because this can’t go on’.
Meanwhile, the atmospheric and evocative, almost anthemic sound wraps itself around Bill’s words, making you feel every ounce of emotion and pain as he tries to find himself…
