Tillman, and adopted the pseudonym father john misty for the 2012 album fear fun. His 2015 album, i love you, honeybear, was a concept album about love that was filled with tillmans signature cynicism and sarcasm. For hard timesprayer bookgodly relationshiprelationshipsfaith in god. Josh tillman, the singersongwriter better known as father john misty, is quickly becoming one of the most interesting musicians in indie rock. Father john misty is the brainchild of singersongwriter josh tillman. He has released three additional albums using this pseudonym, i love you, honeybear in 2015, pure comedy in 2017, and gods favorite customer in 2018. Now, tillman has decided to take on more complex topics. So i thought id make a master list of books hes mentioned in songs or interviews or that can be seen in photographs of him. Postmans classic 1985 book about the relationship between entertainment and oppression. Father john misty cancels concert after disappearing into. Books that josh has referenced i try to read as much as i can and ive found that every book that josh has referenced has been sublime and gives another insight into his sensibilities and humour.
In the chronicles of father john misty, the thirtysixyearold singersongwriter whose real name is josh tillman, the cardinal psychedelic encounter has him naked in a tree, in big sur, in 2010. Father john misty, eigentlich joshua michael tillman 3. I just kept pulling and pulling, but it was like his butthole was a black hole and his head had finally passed the event horizon, said drummer pete lazlow. What place does music have in a world coming to terms with a.
The problem with father john mistys takedown of religion. Father john mistys quest to explain himself the new yorker. Psychedelic drugs figure prominently in the father john misty story. A couple of months prior to the release of the album a video was released for the song hollywood forever cemetery sings starring parks and recreation s aubrey plaza. The album was a dramatic departure from any of tillmans prior releases. Stream the new album, pure comedy, in its entirety. Tillman has released two widely acclaimed albums fear fun 2012 and i love you, honeybear 2015 and the recent real love baby single as father john misty, and recently contributed to songs by beyonce, lady gaga, and kid cudi. Throughout the incredible feat of arrogance, some members of the backing band tried in vain to pull father john misty out of his own asshole before it was too late. His close collaborator and coproducer for his albums. American singersongwriter originally from rockville, md.