Many many moons ago my fellow blog mate Geordie sent me a few tracks from Tillman’s “Minor Works” album and I fell right in love before the 1st track was over. After that I searched out just about anything this man recorded and could get my hands on….I Will Return, Long May You Run, Documented (2006 Tour EP), Cancer and Delirium (his most recent)…readers, if there is any other J. Tillman CDs out there that I have not listed, please do inform me!
Id even go as far as saying “Minor Work” just might be one of my favorite albums of all time. What a masterpiece. In my top 15 at least. Bottom line….I love this guy. I will forever be grateful to Geordie for introducing me to the wonderfully talented Mr. Tillman. His voice puts me to sleep, and that is not meant to be an insult in any way. Sad bastard music he does so very very well and his voice just sooths me.
Tillman has posted a wonderful new track up on his myspace called “Steel on Steel” which you can listen to here. Tillman started recorded “Territory” on the 10th of this month according to his blog and it looks like this song will be on it.
I’ve never been the best writer in the world so I thought I’d copy and paste some other people’s words to describe this man’s music….they can say it better then I ever could.
**** “Intimate, confessional… Lovely, late-night album” – MOJO [Minor Works]”
A wonderfully surefooted debut (sic) packed with blood, sweat, tears and desperation” – The Word, UK [Minor Works]
“Singer/songwriter J. Tillman’s music paints languid, sadly beautiful portraits of love and life on the margins with the moody depth of Nick Drake and the country-influenced textures of Ryan Adams.” – Mark Deming, All Music Guide
“Cancer and Delirium isn’t exactly the most catchy or sexy album title, but with material this stark, beautiful, and compelling, it doesn’t matter… If this is your first time coming into contact with his sparse, breathy, and breathtaking music, all the better. Like a good wine, Tillman merely gets better with time.”- Barbara Mitchell, The Stranger
“GvsB favorite… fans of Drake or Oldham would be wise to check him out” – Gorilla vs. Bear
“Universal and personal at the same time… With his new album, J. Tillman has created some of the most beautiful/engaging songs you’re likely to hear in 2007.” – SCTAS.com [Cancer and Delirium]
This video below is also up on Tillman’s myspace, but I thought I’d post it here since Olly just made a blog post about Emily Loizeau who is singing with him in the video….and….well, because it is a beautiful song and it deserves to be seen!
LAB 3.1 – J. Tillman & Emily LoizeauBuy J. Tillman here:
Here are a couple songs….hope you enjoy these tunes as much as I do:
Laura, many thanks for finding the time to put Mr Tillman on here.I’m in total agreement about ‘Minor works’ the more you listen to that album the more it grabs your insides and spits them out, it’s trully a remarkable album. One day when i have my Crooked wooden house with a porch and my rocking chair with my bottle of Single malt at my side,looking out onto an endless plains in the American west, this album will be playing to set the mood perfectly.
Total bliss !!
Gotta go get me some Tillman. Is it weird that I think this dirty look is pretty sexy? Just saying
If I wasn’t married and wanted kids I would so have his babies. Love him.
Trini
ooooh ME TOO, ME TOO. *sigh*