FATHER JOHN MISTY
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8/10
Lush, orchestral heartbreak from Josh Tillman’s divisive and unforgivingly gifted alter ego.
A LOT needs to be unpacked whenever a new Father John Misty record arrives – that’s the case even when it’s one as good as , an album of lovelorn orchestral melancholia spiced with the traditional dollop of cynicism. When Misty appeared on the scene with his 2012 debut – one of ’s 300 best albums of the past 25 years – he felt intoxicatingly fresh. There were winding melodies, good looks, a great voice, witty lyrics and playful interviews where he carefully laid out the central conceit: Father John Misty as an
