“Funtimes in Babylon” by Father John Misty

"Funtimes in Babylon" comes from Fear Fun, the first album Josh Tillman made as Father John Misty, after leaving Fleet Foxes and giving up on recording as J. Tillman. Bella Union put it out in Britain and Europe on April 30, 2012, and Sub Pop took it to the rest of the world a day later.

Tillman wrote the song on his own and produced it with Jonathan Wilson, who also engineered alongside Hugo Nicolson and plays mandolin. Keefus Ciancia sits in on piano, Gabriel Noel on strings and Leslie Stevens on backing vocals, and Phil Ek mixed it. It's the sound of a folk singer trying on a brand-new skin.

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