A música do cantor/compositor J. Tillman pinta retratos lânguidos e tristemente lindos de amor e vida nas margens com a profundidade temperamental de Nick Drake e as texturas country de Ryan Adams. Tillman primeiro criou um nome para si mesmo enquanto tocava bateria em um par de bandas indie rock, Saxon Shore e Stately, enquanto frequentava a faculdade em Nova Iorque. Nas horas vagas, contudo, ele começou a escrever material por si só, citando a música de Nick Drake e Pete Seeger e os escritos de Flannery O'Connor como influências chaves.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
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