Pure Comedy

Pure Comedy
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Pure Comedy, Father John Mistyâ€™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 â€“ Fear Fun (2012) and I Love You, Honeybear (2015) â€“ and the recent â€œReal Love Babyâ€ single as Father John Misty, and recently contributed to songs by BeyoncÃ©, Lady Gaga, and Kid Cudi. While we could say a lot about Pure Comedy â€“ including that it is a bold, important album in the tradition of American songwriting greats like Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, and Leonard Cohen â€“ we think itâ€™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 speciesâ€™ only hope for survival, ï¬nding 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 â€œlove,â€ â€œculture,â€ â€œfamily,â€ 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 speciesâ€™ 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 Mistyâ€™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).
Country USA
Brand Sub Pop
Manufacturer Sub Pop
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 0098787120028
ReleaseDate 2017-04-07
UnitCount 1
UPCs 098787120028
EANs 0098787120028

Country	USA
Brand	Sub Pop
Manufacturer	Sub Pop
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	0098787120028
ReleaseDate	2017-04-07
UnitCount	1
UPCs	098787120028
EANs	0098787120028

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