Mahashmashana
by Father John Misty
- Type: Album
- Released: 22 November 2024
- Label: Bella Union, Sub Pop
- Country: United States
- Length: 50:21
- Community rating: 3.95/5 from 24 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'Mahashmashana', Father John Misty unites the lush, orchestral arrangements of producer Drew Erickson with the full participation of his longtime touring band for the first time on a studio recording, creating a sound that is both dynamically expansive and intimately raw. Thematically, the album uses its title鈥擲anskrit for "great cremation ground"鈥攁s a vessel for bitingly witty and philosophically dense lyrics that explore mortality, self-erasure, and cultural disillusionment. [3, 6, 7, 9] This synthesis of lavish sonic palettes and sharp, satirical songwriting was met with wide critical acclaim, often cited as a career highlight that masterfully balances grand theatricality with profound lyrical introspection. [3, 9, 13]
Genres
Descriptors: folk, confessional, piano, strings, sprawling, orchestral, storytelling, satirical
Tracklist
- Mahashmashana (09:19)
- She Cleans Up (04:26)
- Josh Tillman and the Accidental Dose (05:12)
- Mental Health (06:28)
- Screamland (06:51)
- Being You (05:13)
- I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All (08:35)
- Summer鈥檚 Gone (04:17)
Credits
- Josh Tillman - vocals, performer, writer, production, mixing, art direction
- Drew Erickson - performer, producer, arranger, writer
- Jonathan Wilson - performer, executive production, additional mixing
- Dan Bailey - performer, drummer, engineering, additional engineering
- Eli Thomson - performer, bass guitarist
- David Vandervelde - performer, guitarist, writer
- Chris Dixie Darley - performer, guitarist, video co-director
- Jon Titterington - performer, pianist, keyboardist
- Kyle Flynn - performer, pianist, keyboardist
- Alan Sparhawk - guitar
- Mark Hollingsworth - clarinet, flute
- Steven Holtman - trombone
- Zach Dellinger - viola
- Jacob Scesney - saxophone
- Adam Faruqi - choir
- Ann Sheridan - choir/chorus
- David Loucks - choir/chorus
- Jarrett Johnson - choir
- Kathryn Shuman - choir
- Kim Dawson - choir/chorus
- Laura Flores Jackman - choir
- Matthew Lewis - choir
- Suzanne Waters - choir/chorus, soprano (vocal)
- Valerie Tambaoan - choir
- Will Goldman - choir/chorus
- Fletcher Sheridan - choir conductor, choir
- Michael Harris - additional production, co-producer, engineering, mixing
- BJ Burton - additional production, mixing
- Grant Milliken - additional engineering
- Sean Cook - additional engineering
- Gabe Veltri - additional engineering
- Jacob Kell - additional engineering
- Franky Fox - additional engineering
- Logan Taylor - additional engineering
- Scott Moore - additional engineering
- Sam Plecker - additional engineering
- Jeff Kleinsmith - art direction, design
- Joe Roberts - artwork
- Alex Kweskin - back cover photo
- Evan Laffer - liner notes
- Aaron Caleb Eisenberg - video co-director
- Oskar Carls - writer
- Pelle Gunnerfeldt - writer
- Linus Hillborg - writer
- Henrik H枚ckert - writer
- Elias Jungqvist - writer
- Sebastian Murphy - writer
- Tor Sj枚d茅n - writer
- Zach Tillman - writer