Results tagged “Father John Misty” from Rockin' Roll Call

No free candy, Fitz fizzes

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subpopsilverticket.jpg"The Silver Ticket" is a compilation album from Sub Pop featuring a bunch of their artists doing 19 songs. Sub Pop, out of Seattle, is one of the three coolest indie labels out there along with Merge and Matador. 

This is a celebration of Sub Pop's 25 years of great music - and they make that annoying cliche come alive, "something for everyone." 

I like the Ruby Suns, fronted by Ryan McPhun out of Ventura, and the shoegazer/stoner pop stuff by Low and Still Corners and my new favorite Sub Pop band, the Baptist Generals. King Tuff is a gritty garage band rocker and Father John Misty scores with his tune but my favorite is the catchy "Lite Me Up" by Daughn Gibson

Every act gets one song, so it's over before you get tired of it, or in the case of Gibson, keep the "repeat" button within reach.

Rock 'n' Roll Call: Father John Misty - Fear Fun

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Fear Fun

The new one from Father John Misty is "Fear Fun" and it's on Sub Pop. Father John has one speed and if he was playing on the deck of the consul's ship, Ben Hur down below would be pleased to hear it's not "ramming speed!" In any case FJM is Josh Tillman who used to be the bored drummer of the Fleet Foxes, so he lit out on his own. The elaborate packaging on this album screams one thing - this dude has too much money already. Most of the songs don't do much or make you want to hear them again, the exception being the amusing "I'm Writing A Novel," the rumored night job of three quarters of the people in Hollyweird - a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for movie stars. As is often the case, needs better songs...


Father John Misty - Fear Fun by subpop
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