×
Home > Indie > Vacilando Territory Blues
Vacilando Territory Blues by J Tillman

J Tillman

Vacilando Territory Blues

Release Date: Jan 27, 2009

Genre(s): Indie, Rock

Record label: Western Vinyl

65

Music Critic Score

How the Music Critic Score works

Album Review: Vacilando Territory Blues by J Tillman

Fairly Good, Based on 3 Critics

Drowned In Sound - 70
Based on rating 7/10

Most of you will have have heard of Fleet Foxes, if not actually heard them. To some, these Folkish-beardy-rockers were hyped to the hilt last year, leaving a sick taste in the mouth of those who believed the lavish praise to be unwarranted. Relevance? Josh Tillman is the drummer for Fleet Foxes, and Vacilando Territory Blues is actually his sixth release as a solo artist (though only his second in Europe).

Full Review >>

PopMatters - 60
Based on rating 6/10

There’s more interest in this release now that the singer-songwriter is playing with Fleet Foxes, but it turns out J. Tillman has been making music for quiet some time. Vacilando Territory Blues is Tillman’s fifth solo album; while his previous records have a determinedly insular tone, this latest ventures a hesitant step towards his new band’s gorgeous harmony.

Full Review >>

The Guardian
Opinion: Very Good

Joshua Tillman had been releasing his own sparse, folk-influenced music for some years before he became the drummer for Fleet Foxes. Membership in one of 2008's most lauded bands could do wonders for that solo career; equally, it could leave some listeners feeling faintly disappointed. Where Fleet Foxes' music swells and soars, Tillman's songs crouch and mourn; his sound is more reminiscent of chilly, candlelit rooms than the magical forests of Fleet Foxes.

Full Review >>