I Love You, Honeybear
Label : Bella Union
Catalogue No: BELLA476V
["I Love You, Honeybear\nChateau Lobby #4 (In C For Two Virgins)\nTrue Affection\nThe Night Josh Tillman Came To Our Apt.\nWhen You're Smiling And Astride Me\nNothing Good Ever Happens At The Godddamn Thirsty Crow\nStrange Encounter\nThe Ideal Husband\nBored In The USA\nHoly Shit\nI Went To The Store One Day\nI Love You, Honeybear\nChateau Lobby #4 (In C For Two Virgins)\nTrue Affection\nThe Night Josh Tillman Came To Our Apt.\nWhen You're Smiling And Astride Me\nNothing Good Ever Happens At The Godddamn Thirsty Crow\nStrange Encounter\nThe Ideal Husband\nBored In The USA\nHoly Shit\nI Went To The Store One Day"]
Media Condition : Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition : Mint (M)
'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.
