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Having released seven albums under the established name of "J. Tillman," Josh Tillman threw his hands up to the flailing project in 2010. Last year he subsequently made the daring (and what looked then to be dumb) choice to quit drumming for an itty bitty band from Seattle called Fleet Foxes.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

As the drummer for Fleet Foxes, J. Tillman was a force to be reckoned with, capable of propelling a song even while sustaining all those reverberating low vocals.

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Want good music tonight? You got it. Animal Eyes sounds like the love child from an acid trip, mountaintop orgy that involves the Fleet Foxes and Animal Collective, who, after a night of vicious passion, created a baby that was then raised in rural Alaska by a pack of musical wolves, led by Aplha, Tom Waits. The Portland-based band has played Bend four times since January and if you missed them ...

A look at this summer's hottest Indie, Old School, and Headbanging concerts. Indie Mogwai : This band’s surreal, spacey compositions are cinematic in scope.  [9 p.m. June 1, Regency Ballroom, $25] Poor Moon: Members of Fleet Foxes, Crystal Skulls and the Christmas Cards combine delicate folk talents in this new band. [9 p.m. June 1, Brick and Mortar Music Hall, $10-$12] The Temper Trap: The ...

It could be the cigarettes taking their toll, but his tone seems to have changed, moving from a searching and broken J. Tillman to an angry and defiant Father John Misty. You can almost hear the bad taste in his mouth. by Catie Young Josh Tillman is most widely known for his recent almost four-year stint as the drummer for Seattle's indie folk darlings Fleet Foxes. He has released seven solo ...

Though Josh Tillman is best known as the drummer for the indie-folk outfit Fleet Foxes, he is also J. Tillman, a solo act responsible for such fragile, desolate records as “Cancer and Delirium” and “Singing Ax.” Earlier this year, Tillman left Fleet Foxes to focus . . . (Subscription required.)

Father John Misty may be a relatively new project, but the man behind it has been around for a few years now, playing in one of indie music's greatest break-out bands. J. Tillman used to drum for the mighty Pacific-Northwest act Fleet Foxes, but left the group this year to pursue his own endeavors, trading in the rootsy, experimental folk for more of a vintage rock sound.

ex-Fleet Foxes drummer Josh Tillman takes on a new moniker and changes direction from his stark folk songs with brilliant results.

Former Fleet Foxes Drummer J. Tillman - Photo by Charles Taylor Bergquist Trevor Powers, better known to many as Youth Lagoon , will team with ex-Fleet Foxes drummer J. Tillman (aka Father John Misty ) on the summer leg of his tour. Once Powers finishes the remainder of his trek with Death Cab For Cutie , he and Tillman will route through North America through July. Youth Lagoon will also play the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago ...

Sizzle • Don't let Fleet Foxes' seriousness fool you: Ex-drummer Josh Tillman's new group, Father John Misty , is musically gifted and lots ...