Father John Misty (J. Tillman) does Letterman

Wow.  I didn't see this coming.  My old favorite solo singer-songwriter, J. Tillman (also former drummer from Fleet Foxes) is really pushing the PR campaign with his new project, Father John Misty.  The shimmy shimmy swagger on stage is a bit off-putting though.

J. Tillman (of Fleet Foxes) signs to Sub Pop as Father John Misty

Fear Fun will be out May 1 on Sub Pop

For your email address, get a sneak peak with the surprisingly noisy "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings."

 

You can also listen to the track and its new video over at Entertainment Weekly, where Parks and Recreation's Aubrey Plaza goes nuts. 

Best Albums of 2011

Best Albums of 2011

To see the previous versions of the list as they came out throughout the year, click here:

 Version 1.0 (January - April)

Version 2.1 (January - May)

Version 3.0 (January - August)

LPs

1. Blue Scholars - Cinemetropolis
2. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
3. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
4. Battles – Gloss Drop
5. Radiohead - The King of Limbs
6. Wilco - The Whole Love
7. The Head and the Heart - The Head and the Heart
8. TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
9. Noah and the Whale - Last Night on Earth 
10. Death Cab for Cutie – Codes and Keys
11. Saves the Day - Daybreak
12. The Get Up Kids - There Are Rules
13. Owen - Ghost Town
14. The Mountain Goats - All Eternals Deck
15. A. A. Bondy - Believers
16. Maritime - Human Hearts
17. Bright Eyes - The People's Key
18. Explosions in the Sky – Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
19. Cold War Kids - Mine is Yours
20. R.E.M. - Collapse into Now
21. Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean
22. Mike Doughty - Yes and Also Yes
23. The Wooden Birds – Two Matchsticks
24. Prometheus Brown and Bambu - Walk into a Bar
25. Lateef the Truthspeaker -  FireWire
26. The Decemberists - The King is Dead
27. Sigur Ros - Inni
28. Okkervil River – I am Very Far
29. Fruit Bats - Tripper
30. David Bazan – Strange Negotiations
31. R.E.M. - Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage
32. Ben Folds - Best Imitation of Myself: a Retrospective
33. Rob Crow - He Thinks He's People
34. General Elekriks - Parker Street
35. Cake - Showroom of Compassion
36. Collections of Colonies of Bees - Giving
37. Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
38. Damien Jurado – Live at Landlocked
39. Strange Fruit Project - A Dreamer's Journey
40. They Might be Giants - Join Us 
41. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
42. Mates of State - Mountaintops
43. John Vanderslice - White Wilderness
44. Lateef the Truthspeaker - Truth at Sea Mixtape
45. Say Hi - Um, Uh Oh
46. Someone Still Loves you Boris Yeltsin - Tape Club
47. Saul Williams – Volcanic Sunlight
48. Shearwater – The Island Arc Live (Excerpts)
49. Ben Harper – Give Until It’s Gone
50. Amos Lee - Mission Bell
51. Smith Westerns - Dye it Blonde
52. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for my Halo

EPs

1. Grand Archives - Villains Demos I and Villains Demos II 
2. The Appleseed Cast – The Middle States
3. Okkervil River - Golden Opportunities Mixtape II
4. The Decemberists - Long Live the King
5. Pinback – Information Retrieved Pt. A
6. Pinback - Information Retrieved Pt. B
7. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Go Down Under
8. Matt Pond PA – Spring Fools

Singles / 7 inches / Misc

1. Black Star - Fix Up / You Already Knew
2. The National - Think You Can Wait (From the Film Win Win)
3. Bon Iver - Calgary / I Can't Make you Love Me
4. The National – Exile Vilify (From the Game Portal 2)
5. Radiohead – Supercollider / The Butcher
6. Battles - My Machines / AM Gestalt
7. Dent May - Fun / Wedding Day 
8. Battles - My Machines / A.M. Gestalt
9. Owen - O, Evelyn
10. Lifesavas - And The Soul Goes On (From the Best Ever Mixtape, Portland, OR)
11. RA Scion - Under the Gun
12. Blue Scholars - John Delorean
13. Okkervil River - Wake & Be Fine
14. Burial, Four Tet and Thom Yorke - Ego / Mirror
15. Okkervil River - Mermaid
16. Bright Eyes - Singularity
17. The Ataris -  All Souls' Day / The Graveyard of the Atlantic