J. Tillman Premieres "Though I Have Wronged You" Video
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 Year In The Kingdom unravels some kind of galactic wilderness. Tillman's 6th album lyrically borders on mystic; proffering a transcendent union, an effortlessness. Strange and honest, this song cycle inhabits it's own idea-scape; one seemingly obsessed with wrestling death. These are afterlife dialogues of a mysterious future. Celestial badlands.
Unknown to just about everyone, Tillman started recording in April, tracking most of the instruments during the two week session himself. Hammered dulcimer, banjo, recorder, cymbals of varying size and wheezing air organs all feature heavily and lend YITK it's bizarre scale, conjuring tidal shifts with tiny movements. The string arrangements, performed by Jenna Conrad, as well as transposed from Tillman's sung direction, were intended to rest on chords almost counter-intuitively, bringing to bloom complex, decontextualized tones. Most noticeable upon first listen, however, is the production itself. While most of Tillman's records evidence some shambolic home recording, YITK is undisturbed throughout. Out up front of the mix, and dry as a bone, Tillman's voice is featured in a way unlike any of his previous records.
YITK sounds liberated; it is far and away Tillman's most joyful work. Created with little input or context, it is seemingly disinterested in communicating much else than a meditation for the few who allow themselves to listen with an open heart. In 2008, Tillman joined Seattle band of longtime friends and musical collaborators, Fleet Foxes.
He's currently headlining a huge US tour, see dates below. US Tour Dates
11/03 - Neurolux - Boise, ID
11/05 - The Aquarium - Fargo, ND
11/06 - Music Box Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
11/07 - Turner Hall - Milwaukee, WI
11/08 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
11/10 - The Pike Room at the Crofoot - Pontiac, MI
11/11 - Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, ON
11/12 - Il Motore - Montreal, QB
11/13 - Space - Portland, ME
11/15 - Middle East Upstairs - Cambridge, MA
11/16 - The Bell House - Brooklyn, NY
11/17 - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA
11/18 - 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.
11/19 - UVA Chapel - Charlotesville, NC
11/20 - Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
11/21 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA
11/23 - The Bottletree - Birmingham, AL
11/24 - One Eyed Jack's - New Orleans, LA
11/26 - Walter's on Washington - Houston, TX
11/27 - The Mohawk - Austin, TX
11/28 - Hailey's - Denton, TX
11/30 - Modified - Phoenix, AZ
12/1 - Casbah - San Diego, CA
12/02 - Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA
12/04 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA
12/10 - The Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
12/11 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA
12/12 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
Click Here To Watch "Though I Have Wronged You" On Pitchfork TV
Click Here To Listen To "Though I Have Wronged You" On Stereogum
Click Here To Watch RockFeedback TV LIVE Performance Pitchfork Premieres First Single "Earthly Bodies"
Track Listing
Year In The KingdomCrosswindsEarthly BodiesHowling LightThough I Have Wronged YouAge Of ManThere Is No Good In MeMarked In The ValleyLight Of The Living
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