"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 [read more here] |
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"GvsB favorite…fans of Drake or Oldham would be wise to check him out" |
– Gorilla vs. Bear |
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“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.”
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| – Barbara Mitchell, The Stranger |
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| “Stark yet engaging, the album ripens with ruminative hymns ("Master's House," "Above All Men") steeped in Gothic Americana ("Firstborn," "Laborless Land"), the exception being the jarring and distorted Crazy Horse gold rush of cornerstones "New Imperial Grand Blues" and "Steel on Steel.” |
| – Austin Chronicle |
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"...a lone wanderer battling solitude with sound." |
| – Spin [read more here] |
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"His songs tell of broken hearts and rootless wandering and emotional disillusionment, but belief, or lack thereof, is the dynamo humming in the background." |
| – LA Times [read more here] |
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| "Intimate, confessional... Lovely, late-night album" |
| – MOJO |
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| “A wonderfully surefooted debut (sic) packed with blood, sweat, tears and desperation” |
| – The Word, UK |
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"...a compelling whirl of Laurel Canyon-echo balladry and desolate-psychedelia stomp." |
| – Rolling Stone [read more here] |
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"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 UK [read more here] |
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“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 |
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