Listen to the Season 2 trailer, and subscribe now!

Mere months after its unforeseeably really, pretty great first season earlier this year, and in response to largely precedented levels of demand for more, the Sub Pop Podcast will return for a 10-episode second season on Wednesday, October 12th. Season Two of the Sub Pop Podcast will run weekly from October 12th through December 14th and will be available through all finer podcast distribution points.

iTunes subscribe link: http://u.subpop.com/1Svyqr3

Other subscribe link: http://u.subpop.com/2dOUctz

Produced and hosted by real-life Sub Pop employees Alissa Atkins and Arwen Nicks at the label’s Seattle headquarters, the Sub Pop Podcast, of course, is where you can hear stories from inside, outside, and adjacent to Sub Pop, Seattle’s premier medium-sized record label. We focus on conversations with our artists, people who work at/with/around Sub Pop, and anyone else willing or reckless enough to talk to us. And same goes for our sibling label Hardly Art. We will continue to include, impose on, sponge off, and otherwise implicate them, as well.
 
In its conspicuously excellent debut season, from January 10th of this year, through to April 1st, we managed to produce and then release 11 (which, for some reason, we called 10 ½…) episodes of Sub Pop’s very first podcast. And then, between April 1 and now, we put out an additional two, interstitial, summer episodes in an effort to sustain the arguably ravenous interest of our dozens upon dozens of regular listeners. We spoke with principal members of Band of Horses, Mass Gothic, Chastity Belt, Mudhoney, Shearwater, S, King Tuff, and a whole bunch more. And, we were recognized with an Honorable Mention in the Seattle Weekly’s 2016 Readers’ Poll for local, music-based podcasts which currently exist! This sort of intoxicating recognition has us gunning for at least second runner-up next year. The entirety of this first season, and our summer episodes remain available everywhere now.
 
In the upcoming second season, unrelated to any outstanding debts or lost bets, we managed to convince an impressive array of folks to talk with us. Here we are referring to such celebrated figures from the wide world of entertainment as: Alex and Victoria from Beach House, Sam Beam from Iron and Wine, Tad from TAD, Benjamin Gibbard from both Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, Kathleen Hanna, Father John Misty, Jonah Ray, members of CSS and Clipping, our boss and benefactor Jonathan Poneman (More than once! He’s the boss!), plus, reliably, “more.” We also took the Sub Pop Podcast on the road, with trips to both Poland and Portland, and down to the Sub Pop store at Sea-Tac Airport.
 
In the spirit of tell and show, you can listen to a trailer for the Sub Pop Podcast, Season Two (and, again, every previous episode) at subpop.fm RIGHT NOW. If you like what you hear, you can subscribe (in iTunes or anything) right now, too. The first episode of the new season will be available Wednesday, October 12, and new episodes will be delivered weekly until December 14, 2016.
 
SO! Visit subpop.fm to listen to the new trailer for the second season, subscribe to the podcast, and sign up for the podcast mailing list.  Send us your thoughts and feelings here: podcast@subpop.com.

The Sub Pop Podcast: Absolutely nothing sounds better.

Nothing Compares 2 U, Grammy.

Sure, we have loved and lost before. Who among us hasn’t? And when it comes to that rare, fine sort of love reserved for major music industry awards like the Grammys, we have loved really, really hard. With the exception of that one time in 2008, when The Flight of the Conchords somewhat miraculously won for Best Comedy Album, we have also, regularly, lost. In fact, we have lost TWICE over the years just to “Weird Al” Yankovic alone. One would imagine that we would, at some point, learn from these experiences.

[To be clear here, when I use “we” throughout the preceding and following, I am, it’s worth admitting, attempting to associate Sub Pop Records with the accomplishments of people, groups or artists who have worked with or for us, thereby taking some largely undeserved credit for their accomplishments…]

But, hope (and our desire for just this sort of prominent music industry recognition) blooms springs eternal! Which is why, this year, with the nomination of our own Sasha Barr (one of Sub Pop’s Art Directors, and a member of our profoundly talented and surprisingly sensitive Art Department) in the category of “Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package,” we are ready to love again. We are, it turns out, SO ready to love again that we have asked Sasha, and he has reluctantly agreed, to document his experience this weekend and through Monday’s awards presentation in photos. In turn, we will be foisting the favorites of these on you through our various and powerful social media channels (likely: Instagram and Twitter, both @subpop). You can, and we very much hope you will, follow along with our Mr. Barr on his journey as a Grammy nominee from the comfort (or other conditions) of your own home or mobile device! It should be fun and will, undoubtedly, be at least a little strange.

Nominated for his art direction of the Deluxe Edition of Father John Misty’s 2015 album I Love You, Honeybear, we are exceedingly proud of Sasha, and Father John Misty, and the amazing illustration work by Stacey Rozich featured throughout the album’s art. So much so that win or lose (as unimaginable as that latter thing may be), we have every intention of very thoroughly celebrating Sasha on his return. If he does not bring home the Grammy he deserves, we will present him with our own, less official and recognizable, though no less merited and certainly way more homemade, award. It will probably be called a Grumpy or something.

So, good luck, Sasha! We’ll all be watching, very closely!

We do, in fact, want what we haven’t got (more than that one time).

Please enjoy Father John Misty’s incredible Colbert Late Night performance of “Holy Shit” from internationally acclaimed album I Love You, Honeybear.  That is all.

JK!  Of course that’s not all!

Tickets are on sale today for his previously announced North American spring tour, beginning March 30th in Santa Ana, CA at the Observatory and ending April 30th in Orlando, FL at the Beacham. Support for these dates come from Tess & Dave.  Additionally, dates for his previously announced European tour run May 11th - May 31st. (complete list below)

But wait, there’s more! (horns blow triumphantly!) Father John Misty has also earned a Brit Award nomination for “Best International Male Solo Artist” alongside Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and The Weeknd.
 
AND… he’s the cover star of Under The Radar’s “Best of 2015” issue alongside Ellie Roswell from Wolf Alice (view here).

I Love You, Honeybear is available now on CD / LP / 2xLP / Deluxe 2xLP in Europe from Bella Union and everywhere else from Sub Pop via Father John Misty’s webstore,  Sub Pop Mega Mart, iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon. 

Tour Dates
Mar. 30 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory* [Sold Out]
Mar. 31 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory*
Apr. 01 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre* [Sold Out]
Apr. 02 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre*
Apr. 05 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre* [Sold Out]
Apr. 06 - Seattle, WA - The Paramount*
Apr. 08 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot*
Apr. 09 - Denver, CO - Ellie Caulkins Opera House*
Apr. 12 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre*
Apr. 14 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre* [Sold Out]
Apr. 15 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre*
Apr. 16 - Minneapolis, MN - Northrop Auditorium* [Sold Out]
Apr. 17 - Urbana, IL - Foelinger Auditorium @ University of Illinois*
Apr. 20 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall* [Sold Out]
Apr. 21 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis*
Apr. 22 - Boston, MA - House of Blues* [Sold Out]
Apr. 23 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore* [Sold Out]
Apr. 25 - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre* [Sold Out]
Apr. 26 - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre*
Apr. 27 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore*
Apr. 29 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle*
Apr. 30 - Orlando, FL - The Beacham*
May 11 - Leeds, UK - O2 Academy
May 12 - Glasgow, UK O2 Academy
May 13 - Manchester, UK - Albert Hall [Sold Out]
May 14 - Gateshead, UK - The Stage Gateshead
May 15 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
May 17 - Bristol, UK - Colston Hall
May 18 - London, UK - The Roundhouse [Sold Out]
May 19 - London, UK - The Roundhouse [Sold Out]
May 20 - London, UK - The Roundhouse
May 21 - Southampton, UK - O2 Guildhall
May 23 - Paris, FR - Alhambra
May 24 - Utrect, NL - Tivoli Vredenburg - Ronda
May 25 - Berlin, DE - Postbanhof
May 27 - Aarhus, DK - Train [Sold Out]
May 28 - Copenhagen, DK - Falconer Theatre [Sold Out]
May 29 - Copenhagen, DK - Falconer Theatre
May 30 - Gothenburg, SE - Trädgårn [Moved From Pustervik]
May 31 - Oslo, NO - Sentrum Scene
* w / Tess & Dave

Go here for ticket links.

Last night, Father John Misty appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live’s outdoor stage and performed a couple I Love You, Honeybear tracks, and you can now enjoy the videos for “Ideal Husband” and “The Night Josh Tillman Came To Our Apartment”.

Father John Misty’s 2015 tour schedule in support of I Love You, Honeybear continues with two sold out shows at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA on October 16th and 17th and currently ends December 11th-13th in Perth, AU at Disconnect Festival. (complete tour dates below)

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In other news, Father John Misty recently premiered a hilariously meta video for “The Night Josh Tillman Came To Our Apartment,” a standout from I Love You, Honeybear, his acclaimed album.  The new visual was helmed by writer-director-producer Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation). You can watch it right over here: u.subpop.com/1UYW649

Father John Misty’s I Love You, Honeybear is available now on CD / LP / 2xLP / Deluxe 2xLP via Father John Misty.net,  Sub Pop Mega Mart, iTunes, and Amazon.  

What people are saying about Father John Misty:

“This warped, lovely album suggests that a true longtime partnership isn’t two people who love each other even for their flaws, but of two people accepting decay–their own and each other’s–and choosing to ride it out nonetheless.” - New York Times

“The artist born Josh Tillman aims for grandiosity in his Father John Misty disguise, and his second album for Sub Pop repeatedly reaches such heights. A musical genie bottle with the spirits of Phil Spector, Lee Hazlewood and Brian Wilson corked within, Tillman and co-producer Jonathan Wilson seem to revel in letting these sounds seep out and intermingle.” - Los Angeles Times

“His beloved Father John Misty debut was Fear Fun, issued in 2012. The new album, out now, is I Love You, Honeybear….and it is as good as, though quite different from, its predecessor.” - Wall Street Journal

“I Love You, Honeybear, an album by turns passionate and disillusioned, tender and angry, so cynical it’s repulsive and so open hearted it hurts.” [8.8 / 10, “Best New Music”] - Pitchfork

“Upping the spectacle from Fear Fun his 2012 debut, I Love You, Honeybear is an autobiographical set about love, marriage and derangement that’s both ironic and empathic.” [4/5] - Rolling Stone

“If there’s a funnier, stranger and more touchingly bizarre album released this year, it will be a very good year indeed.” [4/5] - Billboard

“This is a gorgeous album.” [10/10] - Exclaim

“For all the layers of irony on I Love You, Honeybear, the biggest irony of all might be that such an ostensibly knotty and confusing album’s real strength lies in something as prosaic and transparent as its author’s ability to write a beautiful melody.” [5/5] - The Guardian

“Album of the Week” - Stereogum

Tour Dates

Oct. 14 - Los Angeles, CA - Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Outdoor stage)
Oct. 15 - Las Vegas, NV - Pool at the Cosmopolitan **
Oct. 16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern ** [Sold Out]
Oct. 17 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern ** [Sold Out]
Oct. 18 - San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Music Festival
Oct. 22 - Galway, IE - Roisin Dubh* [Sold Out]
Oct. 23 - Belfast, UK - Mandela Hall*
Oct. 24 - Dublin, IE - Vicar Street [Sold Out]*
Oct. 26 - Sheffield, UK - Plug  [Sold Out]*
Oct. 27 - Cambridge, UK - The Junction [Sold Out]*
Oct. 28 - London, UK - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire [Sold Out]*
Oct. 29 - London, UK - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire [Sold Out]*
Oct. 31 - Paris, FR - Pitchfork Music Festival Paris*
Nov. 01 - Bologna, IT - Locomotiv*
Nov. 02 - Munich, DE - Strom*
Nov. 03 - Weisbaden, DE - Schlachtof*
Nov. 04-08  - Reykjavik, IS - Iceland Airwaves*
Nov. 06 - Wangles, DE - Weissenhauser Strand*
Nov. 09 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso*
Nov. 10 - Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belguique*
Nov. 11 - Nantes, FR - Stereolux*
Nov. 12 - Lyon, FR - Epicerie Moderne*
Nov. 13 - Koln, DE - Luxor*
Nov. 15 - Stockholm, SE - Berns Hotel^
Nov. 16 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega [Sold Out]*
Nov. 17 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega [Sold Out]*
Nov. 21 - Mexico City, MX - Corona Capital Music Festival
Dec. 03 - Auckland, NZ - St. James Theatre
Dec. 05 - Berry Park, AU - Fairgrounds Festival
Dec. 06 - Brisbane, AU - Max Watt’s
Dec. 08 - Sydney, AU - Sydney Opera House
Dec. 09 - Melbourne, AU - Forum
Dec. 10 - Melbourne, AU - Forum [Sold Out]
Dec. 12 - Geelong, AU - Meredith Music Festival [Sold Out]
Dec. 11-13 - Perth, AU - Disconnect Festival
* w/ Anna B. Savage
** w/ Mikal Cronin
^ w/ Briana Marela

Father John Misty delivers a hilariously meta new video (watch it here) for “The Night Josh Tillman Came To Our Apartment,” a standout track from his acclaimed album, I Love You, Honeybear. 

The new visual was helmed by writer-director-producer Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation).

Tillman says of the clip: “This video is partially inspired by the LeBron James quote “It is precisely the superficial differences between people who are otherwise alike that inform the hostilities between them.”  Special thanks to my body double Tyler who I had to kiss no fewer than two dozen times and whose breath I can still smell in my mind’s eye.”

Meanwhile Pearce adds: “It has been an honor to explore the palpable sexual chemistry that exists between Josh Tillman and himself. I hope this video does their enduring love affair justice.”

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Father John Misty has extended his 2015 tour schedule in support of I Love You, Honeybear. The trek will resume tonight, September 18th in Indianapolis, IN at Egyptian Room at Old National Centre and currently ends December 13th in Perth, AU at Disconnect Festival. New tour highlights include:  November 15th in Stockholm, SE at Berns Hotel; November 16th & 17th in Copenhagen, DK for a two-night stand at Vega; And a short tour of New Zealand and Australia December 3rd-13th, which includes a headline performance at the legendary Sydney Opera House on December 8th. Please find a complete list of tour dates below.

On a related note: Father John Misty will also perform on the outdoor stage on Jimmy Kimmel Live! October 14th.

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Father John Misty’s I Love You, Honeybear is currently available on CD / LP / 2xLP / Deluxe 2xLP. You too can purchase it via Father John Misty.net,  Sub Pop Mega Mart, iTunes, Amazon, and your local purveyor of fine recorded music.  

Tour Dates
Sep. 18 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre #
Sep. 19 - Shakopee, MN - Festival Palomino
Sep. 20 - Madison, WI - Orpheum #
Sep. 21 - Covington, KY - Madison Theatre #
Sep. 23 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavillion **
Sep. 24 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre **
Sep. 25 - Rochester, NY - Anthology **
Sep. 26 - Boston, MA - Boston Calling
Sep. 28 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live **
Sep. 29 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz **
Sep. 30 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre ** [Sold Out]
Oct. 01 - Birmingham, AL - Iron City **
Oct. 03 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
Oct. 05 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom #
Oct. 07 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant #
Oct. 08 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theatre #
Oct. 09 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall #
Oct. 10 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
Oct. 12 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre **
Oct. 14 - Los Angeles, CA - Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Outdoor stage)
Oct. 15 - Las Vegas, NV - Pool at the Cosmopolitan **
Oct. 16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern ** [Sold Out]
Oct. 17 - Los ANgeles, CA - The Wiltern ** [Sold Out]
Oct. 18 - San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Music Festival
Oct. 22 - Galway, IE - Roisin Dubh
Oct. 23 - Belfast, UK - Mandela Hall
Oct. 24 - Dublin, IE - Vicar Street [Sold Out]
Oct. 26 - Sheffield, UK - Plug  [Sold Out]
Oct. 27 - Cambridge, UK - The Junction [Sold Out]
Oct. 28 - London, UK - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire [Sold Out]
Oct. 29 - London, UK - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire [Sold Out]
Oct. 31 - Paris, FR - Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
Nov. 01 - Bologna, IT - Locomotiv
Nov. 02 - Munich, DE - Strom
Nov. 03 - Weisbaden, DE - Schlachtof
Nov. 05 - Reykjavik, IS - Iceland Airwaves
Nov. 06 - Wangles, DE - Weissenhauser Strand
Nov. 09 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
Nov. 10 - Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belguique
Nov. 11 - Nantes, FR - Stereolux
Nov. 12 - Lyon, FR - Epicerie Moderne
Nov. 13 - Koln, DE - Luxor
Nov. 15 - Stockholm, SE - Berns Hotel
Nov. 16 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega [Sold Out]
Nov. 17 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega [Sold Out]
Nov. 21- Mexico City, MX - Corona Capital Music Festival
Dec. 03 - Auckland, NZ - St. James Theatre
Dec. 05 - Berry Park, AU - Fairgrounds Festival
Dec. 06 - Brisbane, AU - Max Watt’s
Dec. 08 - Sydney, AU - Sydney Opera House
Dec. 09 - Melbourne, AU - Forum
Dec. 10 - Melbourne, AU - Forum [Sold Out]
Dec. 12 - Geelong, AU - Meredith Music Festival
Dec. 11-13 - Perth, AU - Disconnect Festival
** w/ Mikal Cronin
# w/ Tess & Dave

For information on presales/tickets visit fatherjohmisty.com