Albums of the week

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Father John Misty : God’s Favourite Customer (Bella Union)

Even casual fans of Father John Misty should swoop on this record quicker than a seagull on a dropped carton of curry chips. On God’s Favourite Customer, Josh Tillman (aka Father John Misty) delivers a remarkable array of songs, exploring heartbreak, freedom and the constriction of long-term relationships. Sadness percolates the record (“I’m going to get out with my skin/And start my ...