The avenue is littered with reptilian strangers, speed-hocking Ph.Ds, and exclusive dudes sporting Dries clothing. Sometimes they can be seen with a tall, bearded troubadour engaging in some kind of shady shit, but if he’s not around, you might find them at the front desk of his hotel room, dubbed “The Palace” by his departed lover. They’re part of Father John Misty’s entourage, and they’re as disgusting as he is. We can glean nearly as much about the alter ego of Josh Tillman from the company he keeps as we can from observing the man himself.

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“Time begins to emit a scent when it gains duration; when it is given a narrative or deep tension; when it gains depth and breadth, even space.”
– Byung-Chul Han

“One has to become a cybernetician to remain a humanist.”
– Peter Sloterdijk

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In Pure War, Paul Virillo notes how modern war is waged not through the power of conventional weapons, but through the power of media. Information is the most potent weapon of modernity, and it becomes all the more powerful in the age of globalization, because it allows established powers with control over media apparatuses to easily circumvent local narratives.

01. Taxi Ride Through Tehran
02. Children At War
03. I’m Sad, I’m Frightened, I’m Angry
04. hy.poc.risy
05. Friday Nights (Secret Song)

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“I wear black on the outside, ‘cause black is how I feel on the inside,” sang Morrissey, in better days (for him, the less said about his present views and music, the better). The song goes on:

“I know I’m unlovable
You don’t have to tell me
Message received
Loud and clear…”

But why wear black to signify isolation?

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Ryley Walker seems keenly aware of his status as a young man’s dad-rocker. One glance through his Twitter page reveals the self-deprecating tour junkie hiding behind the melancholy folkie that he models as in his music, the first hint that perhaps the idea of being a long-haired, acoustic-guitar playing troubadour really doesn’t hold very much water anymore in 2018, even to those who have devoted themselves to the lifestyle.

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