Father John Misty: ’Bored In The USA,’ Live On Soundcheck

Listen to the entire session and interview: Father John Misty is the nom de pop of Josh Tillman, the multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who released a string of earnest folk records as J. Tillman in the 2000s. Following a brief stint as the drummer for indie folk darlings Fleet Foxes, Tillman re-branded himself under the Father John Misty moniker, striking a more declarative and kaleidoscopic musical stance. The songs on his 2012 record, Fear Fun, were by turns gregarious, hilarious, and