New Father John Misty (J. Tillman) Videos

J. Tillman left the Fleet Foxes just about two months ago to return to a solo career that goes back to 2004 and that to my mind was always more interesting than anything the Foxes were up to. And whether or not you agree with the latter opinion, you have to agree that Tillman's new videos for his Father John Misty project are pretty damn interesting. Indeed, in anticipation of Fear Fun -- the first first album that he is releasing under the Father John moniker -- Tillman has now released two videos, and they're both quite good.

The first, directed by Noel Paul for the song "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings," came out at the end of January and it features Parks and Rec cutie Aubrey Plaza crashing a funeral and looking by turns upset, sexy, disturbed, seductive, mad, evil, sexy, and then, by the end, a little beaten up. And now today Tillman has released another Father John video, this time for the track "Nancy From Now On." Tillman helped direct the clip along with Amy Cargill, and it is shot in a cinematic feel similar to the "Hollywood Forever..." video. It features scenes of Tillman at a spicy hotel-room party with a dominatrix, where he gets a much needed haircut and beard trim. Afterwards, there are drinks at the bar. In other words, the video documents what must be a pretty typical Tuesday night in the life of your average rocker.

And, hey, apart from how much fun the videos are, the songs themselves are great too. "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings" is a dirty dirge reminiscent of '70s rock revivalists like Black Mountain and The Warlocks. And "Nancy From Now On" goes the soft rock route, with '70s am sound that recalls the harmonies of the Bee Gees. Watch the video featuring Aubrey Plaza below. The clip for "Nancy From Now On" is unlisted at the moment on YouTube, so I can't post it here, but you can click here to watch it over at YouTube. "Nancy From Now On" is now up after the jump. Fear Fun is out May 1 on Sub Pop.

 "Nancy From Now On"