J. Tillman Long May You Run, J. Tillman
( KEEP ) 2006
Josh Tillman tugs at a set of strings buried somewhere underneath my heart. Some spot that not many writers of song - male or female, past or present, living or buried - have ever reached. This guy has a recording method (thanks - again - to Eric Fisher) so sparse, so fragile, I'm surprised the levels even twitch when run through a mixing board. Though it won't be tagged a "single" (the entire album is limited to 150 - total), "Casualties" has my hand for the best (wistful it is) story set to acoustic you may hear all year.
As the follow-up to 2004/2005's crowning achievement I Will Return, this former percussionist-gone-frontman is so far ahead of the folk/quiet/alt-everything pack that he's likely getting set to pass you on there on the right. Do be careful, precious, for once you set this recording in motion - all to be heard afterwards will surely be judged.
J. Tillman 
Josh Tillman tugs at a set of strings buried somewhere underneath my heart. Some spot that not many writers of song - male or female, past or present, living or buried - have ever reached. This guy has a recording method (thanks - again - to Eric Fisher) so sparse, so fragile, I'm surprised the levels even twitch when run through a mixing board. Though it won't be tagged a "single" (the entire album is limited to 150 - total), "Casualties" has my hand for the best (wistful it is) story set to acoustic you may hear all year.
