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Understanding How FATHER JOHN MISTY Found His Voice
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Follow Our Monthly Playlist: • https://spoti.fi/2SvIy81 • Josh Tillman is the name behind the moniker, Father John Misty. Since finding his voice, he has become one of the biggest names in the indie community. • — • Songs Used: • Father John Misty - Total Entertainment Forever • J. Tillman - Firstborn • Father John Misty - I’m Writing a Novel • Father John Misty - Holy Shit • Father John Misty - Pure Comedy • Father John Misty - Mr. Tillman • Father John Misty - Things It Would Have Been Helpful to Know Before the Revolution • — • Father John Misty: Finding Your Voice • With his third studio album, “Pure Comedy”, landing on countless best-of lists in 2017, it can be seemingly hard to ignore the presence of one of indie rock’s most polarizing figures, Father John Misty. To understand Father John Misty, it’s best to look back to where he came from. In 1981, Joshua Michael Tillman was born into a religious household in Rockville, Maryland, in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. • In his 20’s, Josh Tillman began to stray away from his family, and religious upbringing. He released 8 records under the name “J. Tillman”, and spent years touring with Fleet Foxes as their drummer. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Josh said, “I wanted to prove to myself prematurely that I was a serious artist and distance myself from how I grew up. I was catering to an archetype, to some sort of cowboy myth of what I wanted to be in my head. • In 2010, he experienced a loss of self-identity while on an intense psychedelic trip. He immediately left Fleet Foxes and moved to LA to write a novel. While working on the novel, he discovered a new voice. A voice that more accurately reflected his true character. This transformation was personified when he undertook the moniker, Father John Misty. • Under the new alias, he released his debut album, “Fear Fun”, which featured a song inspired by the novel he wrote in LA entitled, “I’m Writing A Novel”. The album has a much different sound from any of his previous work. Replacing slow and somber tunes with something more exciting and engaging. • By the time his second project, “I Love You, Honeybear”, was released in 2015, Father John Misty had made waves in the indie rock community for being an outspoken lyricist and performer. His new record was personal, humorous, sweet, and cynical. • In 2017, Father John Misty released his most controversial effort to date, Pure Comedy. From front to back, Pure Comedy is an uncensored critique of the entertainment industry and consumer culture at large. It forces us to look at the ugliest parts of humanity from a perspective outside of our own. On the title track, ‘Pure Comedy’, Tillman points out that, unlike other species, humanity relies on culture to dictate our thoughts and behavior. The album was met with universal acclaim, and a man who was struggling to find his voice only a few years prior is now a commercial success. • His latest album, God’s Favorite Customer, appears to be a much more self-reflective project. With singles like Mr. Tillman and Just Dumb Enough to Try, we get a glimpse into Tillman’s head and find out what he thinks of himself. • Father John Misty isn’t afraid to make people feel uncomfortable. He writes from a perspective beyond his own, allowing the listener to think about the bigger picture. He does this in a way that he never could as J. Tillman. In order to find his true voice, he had to become somebody new. • --------------- • #music #fatherjohnmisty #videoessay • DISCLAIMER: • We do not own any of the video or music used to create this video. • All content is used for educational and entertainment purposes.
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