According to Yahoo.com, back in the 1980s, Rufus Wainwright was kid in the audience at a Bangles concert. Decades later, he is singing alongside the band’s co-founder. Susanna Hoffs has reunited with Wainwright for her new single, “Bad Case of Loneliness,” which is the final preview of her forthcoming album, The List, that arrives on September 18, through her Baroque Folk Records. The collaboration brings things full circle for Wainwright, who still vividly remembers seeing Hoffs and the Bangles when he was young.
“My first ever big arena concert was the Bangles back in the 80s and I remember it crystal clear,” Wainwright said in a press release. “To be able to sing with Susanna now is such a joy, plus the top of a mythic ladder I started building then as a kid. Thrilling.” Written by Hoffs with CJ Camerieri and Ryan Lerman, “Bad Case of Loneliness” grew from a particularly painful realization: Sometimes being with someone can make a person feel even more alone.
As for the music, the tune explores vulnerability and acceptance, with Hoffs and Wainwright being backed by band that includes pedal steel guitarist Greg Leisz, Lerman on guitar, Spencer Zahn on bass, Benny Bock on UDO and JT Bates on drums. Like the rest of The List, the track was recorded live at Hoffs’ Los Angeles home. The unusual recording setup reflects how the album itself came together. Hoffs and a group of close friends would gather around her kitchen table, sharing stories that eventually became songs.
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