Back in December, Caley Conway gave listeners the gift of Boleslaus The Cruel. The five-song EP was her second holiday release in as many years, following 2017’s Heart Be Light. Unbeknownst to us, during the time between those EPs (not to mention a span of time in which she played with Cairns, contributed to OQ’s debut, and earned a spot in Field Report’s live ensemble), the prolific Milwaukee singer-songwriter had recorded another EP’s worth of new, decidedly-not-yuletide material.
The bandleader says the single is “a mad and sad song about losing love because the world needs one more.” Even though she says it’s tragic and upsetting, it sounds pretty nice to us! Before Conway plays a show at Root Note (La Crosse) tomorrow, performs at Pabst Brewery & Taproom this Saturday, plays solo at Kindred On KK on March 19, and headlines the April 18 release show at Anodyne, you can listen to “Cold Hymn” below.