Bill MacKay
@billdmackay.bsky.social
Composer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Musician, Singer, Poet, Writer, Walker, Polyglot
One of many alluring moments from the new Black Duck with Elena Setién LP on @thrilljockey.bsky.social... blackduck.bandcamp.com/track/behind... (@billdmackay.bsky.social)
Behind the Door, by Black Duck with Elena Setién
from the album Black Duck with Elena Setién
blackduck.bandcamp.com
NOW! stuff Next performance is at Sound & Gravity 2026 at the Beat Kitchen in Chicago on September 6 Entry point Now playing 🎵 If you like this, explore the new album "Black Duck with Elena Setién" and spread the word blackduck.bandcamp.com/track/behind...
Behind the Door, by Black Duck with Elena Setién
from the album Black Duck with Elena Setién
blackduck.bandcamp.com
Song: Pre-California Artist: Bill MacKay Album: Fountain Fire (2019) (Chicago Artist) Label: Drag City Time: 4:34 AM DJ: NiteOwl
"When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance." -- Freddie Mercury, born #OTD 1946
“Bringing Setién into the picture sharpens the music’s focus toward more song-oriented, vocal-led realms, while also reinforcing the melodic directness of the group’s instrumental compositions,” writes Tim Clarke. www.tumblr.com/dustedmagazi... @nicemanwashing.bsky.social
Post by @dustedmagazine · 1 audio track
💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · Black Duck with Elena Setién — S-T (Thrill Jockey) · Photo by Mike Boyd Black Duck with Elena Setién - Land of the Many Eyes The seeds of this new collaboration between Chicago t…
tumblr.com
Are you playing through your effects or are your effects playing through you?
“It’s therapeutic in every sense." Album review: Black Duck with Elena Setién - 'S/T' - out today via @thrilljockey.bsky.social. sun-13.com/2026/08/28/b...
Review: Chicago experimental trio Black Duck hadn't released anything since their 2023 self-titled debut. Then they met Spanish-Basque singer and multi-instrumentalist Elena Setién on tour in Spain and decided to jump into the studio together. This is a joy to listen to. klofmag.com/2026/08/blac...
Black Duck with Elena Setién – Black Duck with Elena Setién (Album Review)
“Black Duck with Elena Setién” shifts between composition and improvisation — exciting, adventurous music full of character. A joy to listen to.
klofmag.com
Black Duck with Elena Setién aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/08/28/b... The songs are loose-jointed and exploratory. A bass-line snakes around glittering piano runs, the guitar picks out blues-shaded licks and eerie vibrations of slide, and above it all, a woman’s voice winds...
“How naturally Black Duck expands to a quartet and enters more structured, song-like territories in this second full-length. My review is up @aquariumdrunkard.com. aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/08/28/b...
Black Duck with Elena Setién - Aquarium Drunkard
The songs are loose-jointed and exploratory, built on repetitive motifs but more than willing to jettison them. A bass-line snakes around glittering piano runs, the guitar picks out blues-shaded licks...
aquariumdrunkard.com
1127! Black Duck and Elena Setién hear Kreative Kontrol ⬇️ 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e... 💰: www.patreon.com/kreativekont... ☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nvBiPhc vk: vishkhanna.com/2026/08/27/e... 🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna @thrilljockey.bsky.social @billdmackay.bsky.social
with @billdmackay.bsky.social, Ryan Jewell, and Patri Satish Kumar at iO Theater in Chicago in October 2025
Song: Oh Pearl Artist: Bill MacKay Album: Locust Land (2024) (Chicago Artist) Label: Drag City Time: 6:00 AM DJ: DJ Rynk — https://chirpradio.org/djs/dj-rynk
Now playing on Just Passing Through: "Scarlet's Return" by Bill MacKay
Drew Gardner via Eiderdown Records | Asara | Reluctant Bob | Michael J Sheehy & The Hired Mourners via @dimplediscs.bsky.social | Spencer Hoffman via @anxietyblanketrecords.bsky.social | BCMC Bill MacKay | Paul Spring via Bombadil Records Riot Act Media |
Song: Pre-California Artist: Bill MacKay Album: Fountain Fire (2019) (Chicago Artist) Label: Drag City Time: 12:40 AM DJ: NiteOwl
Tonight at 4pm PST — the latest edition of Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard on dublab. Tune in, true believers! www.dublab.com/schedule/1g2...
Heard on Zaph Mann's "The Beat Goes On" inmemoryofjohnpeel.com/2026/08/01/t... Badland Rag by BCMC @bcmcband @billdmackay.bsky.social "Stash" (Drag City) @dragcity 2026 bcmc.bandcamp.com/album/stash
Stash, by BCMC
8 track album
bcmc.bandcamp.com
with @billdmackay.bsky.social and Ryley Walker in Chicago at Judson and Moore distillery in July 2023
Featured on Zaph Mann's "The Beat Goes On" inmemoryofjohnpeel.com/2026/07/11/t... Melodía Compacta by BCMC @bcmcband @billdmackay.bsky.social "Stash" (Drag City) @dragcity 2026 bcmc.bandcamp.com/album/stash
Stash, by BCMC
8 track album
bcmc.bandcamp.com
Dusted Reviews The latest album reviews from Dusted Magazine. July 2, 2026 — Marisa Anderson, "The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music Vol. 1" (Thrill Jockey) reviewed by Jim Marks. June 30, 2026 — BCMC, "Stash" (Drag City) reviewed by Tim Clarke. June 29, 2026 — Maya Bennardo, "rustlings"…
Dusted Reviews
The latest album reviews from Dusted Magazine. July 2, 2026 — Marisa Anderson, "The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music Vol. 1" (Thrill Jockey) reviewed by Jim Marks. June 30, 2026 — BCMC, "Stash" (Drag City) reviewed by Tim Clarke. June 29, 2026 — Maya Bennardo, "rustlings" (Elsewhere) reviewed by Bill Meyer. June 23, 2026 — Horse Lords, "Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!" (RVNG Intl.) reviewed by Tim Clarke.
avantmusicnews.com
It's true, you know, one bad apple can spoil a whole barrel
"The experiences of now shape the next work." An interview with BCMC's Bill MacKay and Cooper Crain talking all things 'Stash' - out today via Drag City. sun-13.com/2026/06/26/b...
BCMC Interview: "The more detailed your plans, the better it often comes out" - Sun 13
Bill MacKay and Cooper Crain return with the project's second full-length release.
sun-13.com
Black Duck (bassist/guitarist Douglas McCombs, guitarist Bill MacKay and drummer Charles Rumback) and Basque singer and musician Elena Setién share "Connects by Water," the second preview from their self-titled collaborative debut, Black Duck with Elena Setién, out August 28 via Thrill Jockey.
Black Duck with Elena Setién, by Black Duck with Elena Setién
10 track album
blackduck.bandcamp.com
BBC Radio 3 Night Tracks Now Playing BCMC & Bill MacKay Kaleidosmoke
Listen to Morning Rituals & Evening Ragas, a new KLOF Mag playlist. Over 26 hours of primarily instrumental music ft. 175 artists covering folk, ambient, and experimental genres. Enjoy. klofmag.com/2026/07/play...
Playlist: Morning Rituals & Evening Ragas
Morning Rituals & Evening Ragas is a special KLOF Mag playlist that has been quietly growing. It features over 26 hours of primarily instrumental music, covering folk, ambient, and experimental genres...
klofmag.com
