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Father John Misty: Play Misty For Me

Jaan Uhelszki, Uncut, February 2015

THE STRANGE TALE of how Josh Tillman, hirsute drummer of the Fleet Foxes, became dapper solo sensation Father John Misty. Involves threesomes in LA, ghosts in New Orleans, naked mushroom epiphanies in Big Sur, and a healthy dose of "Mascara, blood, ash and cum". "I'm here," he claims, "to help liberate people. Maybe to liberate myself most of all."

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