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Father John Misty “The Old Law” – going back to basics

January 15, 2026 Jonathan Aird 1

Crunching guitars are the introduction to the new single from Father John Misty which steers off in an egg-man’s direction (goo-goo g’joob, g’goo goo g’joob), and that’s maybe not too surprising as whilst the song was […]

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It’s hard to remember now, but there was a time in the early-00s when music piracy was the hot topic. At the turn of the millennium, Metallica member Lars Ulrich famously took the free file-sharing service […]

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After April sell-outs, Father John Misty returns to the UK and Ireland for new 2025 summer dates

December 17, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Earlier in December 2024, AUK’s Guy Lincoln reviewed Father John Misty’s latest album “Mahashmashana”, awarding it a high 9/10. He wrote: “After all this then, what are we left with? Fundamentally “Mahashmashana” is a magnificent, overblown, […]

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Video: Father John Misty “Screamland”

October 10, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

The latest release from Josh Tillman, also known as Father John Misty, is an absorbing seven-minute epic of a song.  ‘Screamland’ is a richly layered, beautifully-crafted song that swells and surges in the chorus and as […]

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Bless me! Father John Misty announces new album and tour

September 19, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Josh Tillman has released the details for his sixth Father John Misty album “Mahashmashana”, produced by himself and Drew Erickson and, of course, executive produced by Jonathan Wilson. It’ll be released Friday 22nd November in the […]

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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