{"id":423,"date":"2015-06-15T17:03:15","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T17:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=423"},"modified":"2015-08-27T19:54:37","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T18:54:37","slug":"father-john-misty-launches-new-video-for-i-love-you-honeybear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=423","title":{"rendered":"Father John Misty launches new video for &#8216;I Love You Honeybear&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, sans-serif;\">With his Glastonbury performance less than two weeks away,\u00a0FATHER JOHN MISTY\u00a0today unveils the video for &#8216;<\/span><span class=\"\">I Love You, Honeybear&#8217;<\/span>, the title track from his acclaimed album. Josh Tillman says of the visual:\u00a0<span class=\"\">\u201c<\/span>Here&#8217;s the video for\u00a0<span class=\"\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"\">I Love You, Honeybear<\/span>\u201d\u00a0starring Brett Gelman and Susan Traylor. It&#8217;s a portrayal of an average night in the lives of two EMTs.\u201d\u00a0The storyline was written by Josh and Emma Tillman, and helmed by Josh and returning director Grant James (<em>This Is Sally Hatchet<\/em> and <em>Fun Times In Babylon<\/em>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aDZrAfFFSlU\" width=\"650\" height=\"440\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Father John Misty returns to the UK next week for a performance at the De La Warr Pavillion ahead of his Glastonbury appearance the following day.\u00a0Upcoming UK live info below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday 26th June \u2013 BEXHILL-ON-SEA \u2013 De La Warr Pavillion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday 27th June \u2013 PILTON \u2013 Glastonbury Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday<\/strong><strong>\u00a023rd August \u2013 BRECON BEACONS \u2013 Green Man Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monday 26th October \u2013 SHEFFIELD \u2013 Plug<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 27th October \u2013 CAMBRIDGE \u2013 Junction<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 28th October \u2013 LONDON \u2013 Shepherd&#8217;s Bush Empire\u00a0<\/strong><strong>**(SOLD-OUT!)**<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 29th October \u2013 LONDON \u2013 Shepherd&#8217;s Bush Empire\u00a0<\/strong><strong>**(SOLD-OUT!)**<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Critical acclaim for\u00a0<b><em>I Love You, Honeybear<\/em><\/b>, out now on Bella Union:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Love You, Honeybear is a masterpiece. An at once personal and existential examination of a love affair and love itself, the album contains melodies other writers would kill for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday Times (Album Of The Week)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHugely entertaining&#8230;\u00a0Its hard to tell where Joshua Tillman ends and his alias Father John Misty begins\u00a0\u2013\u00a0but it doesn&#8217;t matter when the songs sound this good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Guardian \u2013 5 Stars ***** (Album Of The Week)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA revelation\u2026\u00a0A hugely ambitious, caustically funny album about the redemptive possibilities of love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>NME \u2013 9\/10\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(Album Of The Week)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wows the listener outright\u2026\u00a0An album that reaffirms your faith in the transformative powers of love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Observer\u00a0\u2013\u00a04 Stars ****\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(Album Of The Week)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTillman is one of music&#8217;s most arch satirists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time Out \u2013 4 Stars (Album Of The Week)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA compelling and addictive listen. The gags are good, but the songs are always better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Loud And Quiet \u2013 10\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor it&#8217;s black lyrical humour alone,\u00a0<em>I Love You, Honeybear<\/em>\u00a0would be a winner. The fact that it&#8217;s matched to towering songwriting and swirling orchestrations makes it masterful stuff\u2026 A provocative star is born.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q \u2013 4 Stars ****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn epic creation which takes its cues from the likes of Harry Nilsson, Dory Previn and John Grant, it belongs to that honourable tradition which sets beautifully orchestrated pop and AOR against brutally honest and sometimes comically profane sentiments, sung with dramatic, edge-of-the-cliff conviction\u2026 A truly compelling album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uncut \u2013 8\/10\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEssentially an album-length love letter to his new wife, these are grand arrangements in the style of Randy Newman and Harry Nilsson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>MOJO \u2013 4 Stars ****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA former Fleet Fox delivers something wondrous: a tart, timely, Broadway-bright boost for the devalued currency of the love song. Sneaking dark lyrics into plush settings in no new trick, but there&#8217;s no denying Tillman masters it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent On Sunday \u2013 4.5\/5 *****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRichly layered and immaculately played, Tillman has a forte for poignant detail as well as some deliciously spicy wit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Metro \u2013 4 Stars\u00a0(Album Of The Week)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis second album restates his lyrical brilliance\u2026 Strings, mariachi trumpets and harmonies work a treat, framing tunes that echo Harry Nilsson and Randy Newman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daily Mail \u2013 5 Stars *****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFJM mixes tuneful Americana with heavy dollops of &#8217;70s-style balladry. Much of it sounds like Elton John, circa Don&#8217;t Shoot Me, with the same blend of witty and powerful lyricism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday Express \u2013 5 Stars ***** (Album Of The Week)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn album that evokes \u2013 and stands up to \u2013 the likes of Glen Campbell&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Reunion<\/em><em>: The Songs Of Jimmy Webb<\/em>\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em>and Gene Clark&#8217;s\u00a0<em>No Other<\/em>, Tillman has created\u00a0a sumptuously arranged set of gold-standard singer-songwriterly fare, the FJM guise has allowed Tillman to loosen up and write the most acerbic, carnal and surprisingly lovelorn material of his career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Record Collector \u2013 4 Stars (New Album Of The Month)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis breathtaking album will surely see Father John Misty walk away with all those end of year trophies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>London In Stereo (Album Of The Month)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFJM wields a grand echoing production that evokes the decadent 70s pop craftsmanship of Harry Nilsson, while tossing out some of the funniest lines since Dylan&#8217;s scornful peak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mail On Sunday \u2013 4 Stars ****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRich and rewarding\u2026 Slowed-down honky tonk and sumptuous orchestrations in Nothing Good Ever Happens at the Goddamn Thirsty Crow&#8217; are reminiscent of classic Elton John while &#8216;Bored in the USA&#8217; combines dreamy piano balladry with sardonic lyrics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial Times \u2013 4 Stars ****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201can album by turns passionate and disillusioned, tender and angry, so cynical it&#8217;s repulsive and so openhearted it hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pitchfork\u00a0\u2013\u00a08.8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Love You, Honeybear is an exceptional work\u2026 A lush string-laden album anchored by a literate turn of phrase that&#8217;s by turns romantic, deeply cynical and often incredibly funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shindig! \u2013 4 Stars ****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith his new Father John Misty record, Tillman is opening up and baring everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIY \u2013 4 Stars ****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRich and absorbing\u2026 Brilliant stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sun \u2013 4 Stars ****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTillman repeatedly hits the compositional sweet spot\u2026 The songs glow with gorgeous, flowing orchestrations and svelte arrangements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Mirror \u2013 4 Stars ****<\/strong><\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F423&#038;t=Father%20John%20Misty%20launches%20new%20video%20for%20%E2%80%98I%20Love%20You%20Honeybear%E2%80%99&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F423&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Father%20John%20Misty%20launches%20new%20video%20for%20%E2%80%98I%20Love%20You%20Honeybear%E2%80%99\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F423&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Father%20John%20Misty%20launches%20new%20video%20for%20%E2%80%98I%20Love%20You%20Honeybear%E2%80%99&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F423\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With his Glastonbury performance less than two weeks away,\u00a0FATHER JOHN MISTY\u00a0today unveils the video for &#8216;I Love You, Honeybear&#8217;, the title track from his acclaimed album. Josh Tillman says of the visual:\u00a0\u201cHere&#8217;s the video for\u00a0\u201cI Love You, Honeybear\u201d\u00a0starring Brett Gelman and Susan Traylor. 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