Bill MacKay loves to collaborate with fellow Chicago musicians. Most recently, he and Cooper Crain put out a new BCMC record called Stash. Now, MacKay is teaming up with Michael Zerang for an album called Scarlet Hour, which arrives early next year.
The eight tracks of Scarlet Hour take influence from Arabian, Turkish, Indian, and Iberian folk music. It was recorded by Nick Broste at Electrical Audio and has MacKay on guitar, requinto, and piano, and Zerang on darbuka, tambourine, and saz. Check out the aptly titled lead single "New Song" below, which comes with a music video directed by Michael Vallera.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Málaga"
02 "Kind Stranger"
03 "Blush And Quiver"
04 "New Song"
01 "Scarlet Hour"
02 "Sun Dress"
03 "Smoke Rings"
04 "Black Leaves"
TOUR DATES:
01/29/27 - Chicago, IL @ The Hideout (Record release show)
03/19/27 - Rock Island, IL @ Rozz-Tox
03/20/27 - Madison, WI @ Arts + Literature Laboratory
03/21/27 - Milwaukee, WI @ Woodland Pattern
Scarlet Hour is out 1/29/27 on Drag City. Pre-order it here.
