Elvis Costello and The Imposters have released a new song “Farewell, OK.” It’s the third single from upcoming album, The Boy Named IfJanuary 14th, when it will arrive in stores. The song follows previous singles on LP. “Paint the Red Rose Blue”And “Magnificent Hurt.”
“Like a lot of good rock and roll songs this began with a drummer down in a basement and a singer howling outside the backdoor,”Costello spoke out about the track in a statement. “It’s a blurred gaze, a drink too much, an accidental punch and a kiss goodnight all in the tumult of a dancehall.”
Costello previously stated that the album’s title is The Boy Named If (And Other Children’s Stories). “‘IF,’ is a nickname for your imaginary friend; your secret self, the one who knows everything you deny, the one you blame for the shattered crockery and the hearts you break, even your own. You can hear more about this ‘Boy’ in a song of the same name,”He said.
Describing the themes of the LP’s 13 songs, Costello said they “take us from the last days of a bewildered boyhood to that mortifying moment when you are told to stop acting like a child — which for most men (and perhaps a few gals too) can be any time in the next 50 years.”
The Boy Named Iffollows Costello’s 2020 studio album,Hey Clockface!The French-language EP that followed, which includes interpretations ofClockfacesongs,La Face de Pendule à CoucouThe album was released in September of last year. In September, he dropped an all-Spanish version of 1978 LPThis Year’s Model.