Father John Misty
I Love You, Honeybear LP (red vinyl)

I Love You, Honeybear is the highly-anticipated follow up to his acclaimed debut, Fear Fun. The album, featuring 'Bored In The USA,' 'Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins),' 'True Affection,' and the title track, was produced by Josh Tillman and Jonathan Wilson, mixed by Phil Ek, and mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound. There's a case to be made that it sounds and acts a bit like solo-era John Lennon, Scott Walker, Randy Newman, Harry Nilsson, and Dory Previn, while taking more than a few cues from Woody Allen, Kurt Vonnegut, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Muhammad Ali. Nearly every tune is augmented by something special, be it orchestral strings, a mariachi band, questionable electronic drum solos, ragtime jazz combos, soul singers, or what have you. I Love You, Honeybear is a concept album about a guy named Josh Tillman who spends quite a bit of time banging his head against walls, cultivating weak ties with strangers and generally avoiding intimacy at all costs. This all serves to fuel a version of himself that his self-loathing narcissism can deal with. We see him engaging in all manner of regrettable behaviour.

NEW / Released in 2015 / Reissue 2025

Tracklist:

A1 I Love You, Honeybear

A2 Chateau Lobby #4 (In C For Two Virgins)

A3 True Affection

B1 The Night Josh Tillman Came To Our Apt.

B2 When You're Smiling And Astride Me

B3 Nothing Good Ever Happens At The Goddamn Thirsty Crow

C1 Strange Encounter

C2 The Ideal Husband

C3 Bored In The USA

D1 Holy Shit

D2 I Went To The Store One Day