Former Fleet Foxes drummer, Josh Tillman’s egotistical alter ego is back with a triumphantly gentle, soft rock masterpiece. Father John Misty’s 4th album abandons the heavy philosophical musings of its predecessor, trading them for more emotional and personal lyrics, comparable to his sophomore album I Love You, Honeybear. However whereas Honeybear opens up through the means of bombastic romance, in God’s Favorite Customer, we are brought to an intimate place through the honest and graceful lyricism. This album consists of FJM’s simple, trademark piano ballads  (See: The Palace, Dumb Enough to Try, The Songwriter), upbeat, witty, acoustic tracks (Please Don’t Die, Disappointing Diamonds, Mr. Tillman, Date Night), and slow and steady expression-filled songs (God’s Favorite Customer, Hangout at the Gallows, We’re Only People). It is fair to call this Misty’s least pretentious album to date, invoking the feeling of the artist sobering up, coming down from both a pedestal and a high.
Rating: 9/10