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 Unraveling some kind of galactic wilderness, J. Tillman’s sixth album lyrically borders on the mystic, proffering a transcendent union and a sense of effortlessness. Strange and honest, this song cycle inhabits its own idea-scape, seemingly obsessed with wrestling death. Tillman started recording in April, tracking most of the instruments himself. Hammered dulcimer, banjo, recorder, cymbals of varying size, and wheezing air organs all feature heavily. The string arrangements, performed by Jenna Conrad and transposed from Tillman’s sung direction, were intended to rest on chords almost counter-intuitively, bringing to bloom complex, decontextualized tones. YITK sounds liberated, and is far and away Tillman’s most joyful work. Created with little input or context, it is seemingly disinterested in communicating much else than a meditation for the few who allow themselves to listen with an open heart. Press Quotes “A compelling whirl of Laurel Canyonecho balladry and desolate-psychedelia stomp.” — Rolling Stone “These songs whisper loudly to slow the world down, to preserve a moment and all its emotions, whether they’re pleasant or—more likely— painful.” — Pitchfork “A lone wanderer battling solitude with sound.” — SPIN “Would sound right at home on ’70s AM radio alongside Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, and the Dead.” — Gorilla vs. Bear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 (Tracks are Real Audio links) 
1. Year in the Kingdom
2. Crosswinds
3. Earthly Bodies
4. Howling Light
5. Though I Have Wronged You
6. Age of Man
7. There is No Good in Me
8. Marked in the Valley
9. Light of the Living
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