Thursday, February 26, 2009

Howdjadoo...J. Tillman


My first impression of Josh Tillman's music was how similar it sounded to the devastating softness of Fleet Foxes. Lo and behold, I learn that Tillman is in fact their drummer and had already released a string of solo albums under the very "M.Wardish" moniker of J. Tillman before joining the band post-Sun Giant. Tillman's hushed songs exhibit a patient execution and haunting melodies, and will undoubtedly fit nicely in any music collection that already harbors such bleak singer-songwriters as Richard Buckner, Damien Jurado, or Hayden.

This is Tillman's video for the song "Firstborn" from his newest release Vacilando Territory Blues from late-2008. Beautifully captured on film by Matt Blodgett, it's a video I could watch for hours.
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