It is funny how love can dispell the intense feeling of loneliness but also alienate one from the rest of the world. As Father John Misty sings about his Honeybear, it is interesting to see the picture he paints of the world around them. Their love is messy, but so is the world outside, and they'd rather stay indoors with each other.
When I first heard the song, I was surprised by its nihilism and its lack of subtlety and then thought that it was rather ironical: it sang of love and hope 'while the global market crashes.' The track, though, is autobiographical: Josh Tillman is talking of the love that he and his wife share, how they keep it alive in all the difficulties that life throws at them, and really how the world sees them. The track's anthemic sounds make it celebratory. The harmonies are comforting and lace the emotions with a comforting optimism. It is one of the songs that you turn to for those good days and even the bad ones.
If you are comfortably in love or worried about doomsday, plug on I Love You, Honeybear.
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About the curator - Aarushi Aggarwal
Aarushi is a senior at college and is majoring in history and international relations. Her music library is as much home to jazz as it is to Indian classical. Her passion for discovering new music far supersedes other equally important things like finishing assignments on time. She loves dogs, coffee and chocolate.