Fourth Album On Vinyl LP!
Written largely in New York between summer 2016 and winter 2017, Josh Tillmans fourth Father John Misty LP, Gods Favorite Customer, reflects on the experience of being caught between the vertigo of heartbreak and the manic throes of freedom.
Gods Favorite Customer reveals a bittersweetness and directness in Tillmans songwriting, without sacrificing any of his wit or taste for the absurd. From "Mr. Tillman," where he trains his lens on his own misadventure, to the cavernous pain of estrangement in "Please Dont Die," Tillman plays with perspective throughout to alternatingly hilarious and devastating effect. "Were Only People (And Theres Not Much Anyone Can Do About That)" is a meditation on our inner lives and the limitations we experience in our attempts to give and receive love. It stands in solidarity with the title track, which examines the ironic relationship between forgiveness and sin. Together, these are songs that demand to know either real love or what comes after, and as the album progresses, that entreaty leads to discovering the latters true stakes.
God's Favorite Customer was produced by Tillman and recorded with Jonathan Rado (Foxygen), Dave Cerminara (Jonathan Wilson, Foster the People, Conor Oberst), and Trevor Spencer (FJM). The album features contributions from Haxan Cloak, Natalie Mering of Weyes Blood, longtime collaborator Jonathan Wilson, and members of Mistys touring band.
"Josh Tillman has built a career out of his biting, deconstructionist wit, setting his sights on subjects as lofty and universal as romantic love, the American dream, even the human condition. But left unchecked, that wit can curdle into exhausting self-importance and cynicism. He's at his best when he turns it inwards as he does on God's Favorite Customer, a lean, focused collection of lush and intimate heartbreak songs that further blurs the distinction between Father John Misty the persona and Josh Tillman the man. Maybe not everybody has to be the greatest story ever told, but this is one tale that's well worth hearing." - Stereogum, The 50 Best Albums Of 2018 So Far
Features:
• Vinyl LP
• Single-pocket jacket
• Foil-stamped jacket
• Die-cut custom dust sleeve
• Limited time full album MP3 download code
Selections:
1. Hangout At The Gallows
2. Mr. Tillman
3. Just Dumb Enough To Try
4. Date Night
5. Please Don't Die
6. The Palace
7. Disappointing Diamonds Are The Rarest Of Them All
8. God's Favorite Customer
9. The Songwriter
10. We're Only People (And There's Not Much Anyone Can Do About That)
Written largely in New York between summer 2016 and winter 2017, Josh Tillmans fourth Father John Misty LP, Gods Favorite Customer, reflects on the experience of being caught between the vertigo of heartbreak and the manic throes of freedom.
Gods Favorite Customer reveals a bittersweetness and directness in Tillmans songwriting, without sacrificing any of his wit or taste for the absurd. From "Mr. Tillman," where he trains his lens on his own misadventure, to the cavernous pain of estrangement in "Please Dont Die," Tillman plays with perspective throughout to alternatingly hilarious and devastating effect. "Were Only People (And Theres Not Much Anyone Can Do About That)" is a meditation on our inner lives and the limitations we experience in our attempts to give and receive love. It stands in solidarity with the title track, which examines the ironic relationship between forgiveness and sin. Together, these are songs that demand to know either real love or what comes after, and as the album progresses, that entreaty leads to discovering the latters true stakes.
God's Favorite Customer was produced by Tillman and recorded with Jonathan Rado (Foxygen), Dave Cerminara (Jonathan Wilson, Foster the People, Conor Oberst), and Trevor Spencer (FJM). The album features contributions from Haxan Cloak, Natalie Mering of Weyes Blood, longtime collaborator Jonathan Wilson, and members of Mistys touring band.
"Josh Tillman has built a career out of his biting, deconstructionist wit, setting his sights on subjects as lofty and universal as romantic love, the American dream, even the human condition. But left unchecked, that wit can curdle into exhausting self-importance and cynicism. He's at his best when he turns it inwards as he does on God's Favorite Customer, a lean, focused collection of lush and intimate heartbreak songs that further blurs the distinction between Father John Misty the persona and Josh Tillman the man. Maybe not everybody has to be the greatest story ever told, but this is one tale that's well worth hearing." - Stereogum, The 50 Best Albums Of 2018 So Far
Features:
• Vinyl LP
• Single-pocket jacket
• Foil-stamped jacket
• Die-cut custom dust sleeve
• Limited time full album MP3 download code
Selections:
1. Hangout At The Gallows
2. Mr. Tillman
3. Just Dumb Enough To Try
4. Date Night
5. Please Don't Die
6. The Palace
7. Disappointing Diamonds Are The Rarest Of Them All
8. God's Favorite Customer
9. The Songwriter
10. We're Only People (And There's Not Much Anyone Can Do About That)
