Josh Tillman has announced his sixth Father John Misty studio album. Mahashmashana lands on November 22 via Sub Pop. Tillman has also shared a song from the album, “Screamland,” and its music video, directed by Estefania Kröl. Watch it below and scroll down for Father John Misty’s new tour dates, which follow his shows with Kacey Musgraves.
“The video is a visual journey through the depths of ‘Screamland,’ capturing the essence of both the music and the artists,” Kröl said in a statement. “Father John Misty blends seamlessly into the scene, becoming a part of the city, a living echo of ‘Screamland.’”
Tillman co-produced Mahashmashana with Drew Erickson, who worked across Chloë and the Next 20th Century. Longtime collaborator Jonathan Wilson served as executive producer. In addition, BJ Burton mixed the tracks “Screamland” and “Josh Tillman and the Accidental Dose.”
Mahāśmaśāna (महामशान) is a Sanskrit word meaning “great cremation ground,” a press release notes. The album includes “I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All,” the eight-and-a-half-minute track that featured on the recent compilation Greatish Hits: I Followed My Dreams and My Dreams Said to Crawl.
Check out “26 Contenders for the 2024 Song of the Summer,” featuring “I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All.”
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Mahashmashana:
01 Mahashmashana
02 She Cleans Up
03 Josh Tillman and the Accidental Dose
04 Mental Health
05 Screamland
06 Being You
07 I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All
08 Summer’s Gone
Father John Misty:
09-17 Bozeman, MT – The Elm #
09-18 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory #
09-19 Vancouver, British Columbia – Rogers Arena *$
09-20 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena *$
09-23 Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center *$
09-24 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center *$
09-27 Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena *$
09-28 Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena *$
10-01 San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena *$
10-03 Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum *$
10-04 Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum *$
04-03 Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene +
04-04 Stockholm, Sweden – Fållan +
04-05 Copenhagen, Denmark – Copenhagen Opera House +
04-06 Berlin, Germany – Huxley’s +
04-08 Paris, France – La Cigale +
04-09 Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique +
04-10 Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg +
04-12 Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall +
04-13 Manchester, England – O2 Apollo Manchester +
04-14 Brighton, England – Brighton Dome +
04-15 London, England – Royal Albert Hall +
# with Omar Velasco
* with Kacey Musgraves
$ with Nickel Creek
+ with Butch Bastard
