Preview Father John Misty’s “The Night Josh Tillman Came To Our Apartment” Video

Preview Father John Misty’s “The Night Josh Tillman Came To Our Apartment” Video

Father John Misty’s sardonic 2012 debut (of sorts) Fear Fun cemented him as a sorcery-folk genius in my mind, possibly forever. His follow-up album this year, I Love You Honeybear, is a love letter in record form, and coming from such a jaded, notoriously cynical guy, it seemed even more worthy of attention. Having said that, “The Night Josh Tillman Came To Our Apartment” is probably the song on the record that I have the most trouble with. Its sole focus is mocking a certain type of girl, and although it’s clearly tongue-in-cheek, listening to it as a woman who has probably committed some of the sins he enumerates, it can be a little hard to stomach. The thing is a gorgeous, tinkling bit of baroque pop filled with clever one-liners, so I am still very drawn to it. Below, Josh Tillman has shared a brief clip previewing the video, in which he serenades himself in the bathtub with a rendition of “Silent Night.” Seems about right. Watch below.

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