Father John Misty released one of my favorite albums this year, one that I lovingly reviewed some months back. He's taken his talents to perform a somber cover of the first track of Arcade Fire's great album, The Suburbs. The cover is a stripped down version of the song, a simple four chords strumming throughout.

I am always inspired when I hear songs so good with so few chords. Ryan Adams is a virtuoso at this, and I was shocked to realize that this original song, amongst the guitars, pianos, and strings, breaks down to just four chords. As you watch FJM play, notice how he progresses chords four times and repeats the process pretty much throughout the whole song. Simplicity wins while the darkness of the lyrics sing.

A special shout out to my buddy Parker for seeing this sending it my way!