Only one year after Pure Comedy, Father John Misty releases God’s Favorite Customer. A significantly more rocking affair, albeit mid-tempo to slow; it crushes harder, it’s lyrically more personal, confessional,the melodic hooks are stronger, it’s easierand more fun to sing along to these songs,there’s more humor here, but as usual,it’s pretty dark in there: “You’reContinue reading “#691: F is for Father John Misty (18, 22, 24)”
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#690: F is for Father John Misty (12, 15, 17)
This guy, Joshua Tillman, appears to havehad his big break in rock music as the drummerfor Fleet Foxes. The breakout album he playedon happens to be in my collection, the 2011Helplessness Blues. The drummer’s identity didn’t register with me at the time, nor should it have, as I wouldn’t hear a song byhis adopted monikerContinue reading “#690: F is for Father John Misty (12, 15, 17)”
On the Twelfth Night of 2024: Nietzsche and Saltburn, In That Order
It’s not very often that I do research in order to write a song lyric, but on Friday I find myself digging around in Nietzsche expressly for that purpose. I had written this song with my friend Adam for our Project MA album, and the words I wrote, inspired by a title Adam had givenContinue reading “On the Twelfth Night of 2024: Nietzsche and Saltburn, In That Order”