Pure Comedy

Description

Pure Comedy, Father John Misty’s third album, is a complex, often-sardonic,
and, equally often, touching meditation on the confounding folly of modern
humanity. Father John Misty is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Josh
Tillman. Tillman has released two widely acclaimed albums – Fear Fun (2012)
and I Love You, Honeybear (2015) – and the recent “Real Love Baby” single as
Father John Misty, and recently contributed to songs by Beyoncé, Lady Gaga,
and Kid Cudi. While we could say a lot about Pure Comedy – including that it
is a bold, important album in the tradition of American songwriting greats
like Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, and Leonard Cohen – we think it’s best to
let its creator describe it himself. Take it away, Mr. Tillman: Pure Comedy is
the story of a species born with a half-formed brain. The species’ only hope
for survival, finding itself on a cruel, unpredictable rock surrounded by other
species who seem far more adept at this whole thing (and to whom they are
delicious), is the reliance on other, slightly older, half-formed brains. This
reliance takes on a few different names as their story unfolds, like “love,”
“culture,” “family,” etc. Over time, and as their brains prove to be
remarkably good at inventing meaning where there is none, the species becomes
the purveyor of increasingly bizarre and sophisticated ironies. These ironies
are designed to help cope with the species’ loathsome vulnerability and to try
and reconcile how disproportionate their imagination is to the monotony of
their existence. Something like that. Pure Comedy was recorded in 2016 at the
legendary United Studios (Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Beck) in Hollywood, CA.
It was produced by Father John Misty and Jonathan Wilson, with engineering by
Misty’s longtime sound-person Trevor Spencer and orchestral arrangements by
renowned composer/double-bassist Gavin Bryars (known for extensive solo work,
and work with Brian Eno, Tom Waits, Derek Bailey).

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.32 x 12.44 x 0.43 inches; 1.23 Pounds
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ SUB POP RECORDS
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ SP1200
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2017
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 24, 2017
• Label ‏ : ‎ SUB POP RECORDS
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
• Best Sellers Rank: #122,585 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #2,525 in Indie Rock #11,176 in Alternative Rock (CDs & Vinyl) #54,325 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl)