J. Tillman - Wild Honey Never Stolen / Borne Away On A Black Barge

Josh is in a band called Fleet Foxes. These two tiny songs, one being "Wild Honey Never Stolen" and the other being one called "Borne Away On A Black Barge" are little stories about a post-apocalypse landscape and a reworking of the last stand of King Arthur, respectively.  Both were meant to be more or less sing-alongs, the idea of including lyrics and sheet music was considered, but it was ultimately decided that that would be pretentious and weird.  Josh plays guitar, piano, bass, banjo, mandolin and a lot of drums and Bill Patton plays ukulele.  This limited edition 70 gram 7" record features original artwork by Toby Leibowitz. “These songs whisper loudly to slow the world down, to preserve a moment and all its emotions, whether they're pleasant or-- more likely—painful” Pitchfork  / “…a compelling whirl of Laurel Canyon-echo balladry and desolate-psychedelia stomp” Rolling Stone / “reminiscent of chilly, candlelit rooms” Guardian / “these thirteen songs will nourish the soul like few releases of its kind. Clash  / “Tillman's warm, smoke-filled intonations are impossibly soft and heart-rendingly emotive at every turn…Very highly recommended indeed” Boomkat / “he builds songs from the barest of bare bones” “musically, a thing of lightness, a simple acoustic-guitar figure underpinning Tillman’s ghostly, even tender, vocal.” “Vacilando Territory Blues…rests its head on your shoulder and whispers in your ear” Sunday Times / “Intimate, confessional… Lovely, late-night album” – MOJO / “A wonderfully surefooted debut (sic) packed with blood, sweat, tears and desperation” Word.

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