Recent “Neighborhoods” alum Joe Pernice, bandleader for Pernice Brothers, has shared the new single “I Don’t Need that Anymore,” a twangy folk-rock charmer that features Neko Case and which arrives ahead of Pernice’s new LP Who Will You Believe. The frontman and the New Pornographers singer-songwriter trade verses, giving the song an enchanting feel reminiscent of iconic performances from seminal duos like Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra.
Regarding the track, Pernice said: “‘I Don’t Need That Anymore’ is one of the rare songs of mine that started with a lyric hook instead of a melody. My wife and my mother were looking at the latter’s sixty-six year old wedding album. My wife said to my mother, ‘Wow! You Had some figure.’ Not skipping a beat, my mother said, ‘I had it when I needed it.’ I immediately sent myself a text that read ‘I’m glad I had it when I needed it. But baby, I don’t need that anymore.’”
Of the collaboration, he added, “I was excited that Neko was into singing with me. No one needs me to tell of her singular voice. And being in the live room while she recorded her part legit gave me goosebumps. And she’s a really great person, which is always a plus.”
Check out the track below, and pre-order Who Will You Believe here before it arrives April 5 via New West Records.
