7.9
Avg Score
6
Opinions
#3,117
All Time
10
Tracks
“Josh Tillman is still self-absorbed. But his fourth full-length as Father John Misty exhibits a new sense of empathy and vulnerability while losing none of his wit.”
“The party is over and the guests have departed; light is streaming, streaming through the curtains, and there’s no one, no one at home. All except your not-so-humble narrator, ‘God’s Favorite Customer’ himself, and he’s not quite sure what happened either. If 2015’s ‘I Love You Honeybear’ felt like an endless embrace of love, lust, and ego, and follow up ‘Pure Comedy’ embarked on an ambitious pro”
“After converting sharply honed cynicism and rampant misanthropy into a collection of witty, often scabrous and somehow deeply soulful songs on Father John Misty’s 2017 release Pure Comedy, Josh Tillman more fully targets himself on the follow-up. God’s Favorite Customer is a self-lacerating piece of work, mostly written during a six-week stretch in 2016 when he was living alone in a hotel room in ”
“Even though it's a little disappointing to hear Josh playing it so safe stylistically on the heels of Pure Comedy, God's Favorite Customer more often than not delivers the sharp songwriting that Father John Misty is known for and admirably tackles some pretty dark and personal topics.”
