Father John Misty - Chloë and the Next 20th Century

For me, this is somewhat of an unfortunate album for Mr. Tillman.

Father John Misty - "Bored in the USA" (On Letterman)

Mainstream America got its first exposure to Father John Misty’s (Josh Tillman) haunting vocals and effortless stage presence on David Letterman. The word “angelic” is thrown around liberally when folks discuss the Fleet Foxes camp, and it’s always done deservedly so. Most often done in reference to Robin Pecknold, but now ex member of the band Josh Tillman is slowly claiming his place in the spotlight. Tillman’s unique mix of sincerity of satiric performance art is difficult to decode, but always remains incredibly entertaining to behold. “Bored in the USA” will be featured on Father John Misty’s upcoming album I Love You, Honeybear. While FJM’s last record Fun Times in Babylon displayed his talent for songwriting and lyricism, his vocals were unfortunately not featured prominently enough in the slightly muddy production. Here’s to hoping this next album is crisper than a 7 AM run through the Himalayans.

P.S. The piano is playing itself.

- Garrett Cottingham

Father John Misty- “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings”

[audio:http://assets3.subpop.com/assets/audio/11398.mp3] Josh Tillman, formerly of Fleet Foxes, has released a single from his new project, Father John Misty. There are definite elements of his work with Fleet Foxes here, but it veers in a different direction. The song is instrumentally simple, employing some repetitive drum beats and lightly strummed guitars. The real appeal is the vocals and lyrics. Josh has a soft yet oddly haunting nature to his voice, which is in part due to the lyrics. Fever dream is the most apt way to describe them as they are intriguing, but do not make complete sense like only seeing the second half of a movie.

Father John Misty's latest album, Fear Fun, will be out via Sub Pop on May 1st. Scope the cover art below: