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Father John Misty Pure Comedy Limited Edition

Bella Union | Item No: 517973
Vinyl 2LP | 2017 / UK – Original | New
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Item Description
Deluxe 2xLP version on aluminum & copper vinyl, a die-cut customizable jacket with 4 interactive “background” sleeves (so you can have whatever sky you damn well feel like as the cover), all encased in a clear slipcase. Includes a fold-out poster and an exclusive holographic tarot card not available in the standard FJM’s Ha Deck by Ed Steed.

Since 2012, Father John Misty, aka Josh Tillman, has unexpectedly emerged as a singular (if not undeniably, um, idiosyncratic) voice. Whether by virtue of his lyrics, which routinely defy the presumed polarities of wit and empathy; his live performances which may perhaps be described best as “intimately berzerk”, or the infuriating line he seems to occupy between canny and total fraud online or in interviews, Father John Misty has cultivated a rare space for himself in the musical landscape – that of a real enigma. Pure Comedy sees Tillman at the height of these powers: as a lyricist, and equally so a cultural observer – at times bordering on freakishly prescient. Tillman’s bent critiques, bared humanity and gently warped classic songwriting are all here in equal measure and – at 75 minutes – there’s a veritable fuck ton of it. The album navigates themes of progress, technology, fame, the environment, politics, aging, social media, human nature, human connection and his own role in it all with his usual candour, and in terms as timely as they are timeless.

Tillman wrote the majority of Pure Comedy throughout 2015 and recorded all the basic tracking and vocals live to tape (in no more than two takes each) at United Studios (fka the legendary Ocean Way Studios, favored by Frank Sinatra and The Beach Boys) in Los Angeles March 2016.

Pure Comedy was co-produced once again by Josh Tillman and long-time producer Jonathan Wilson; mixed by Tillman, Wilson and Trevor Spencer, and mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios. The album features string, horn and choral arrangements from classical iconoclast Gavin Bryars (Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet, Sinking Of The Titanic), with additional contributions from Nico Muhly and Thomas Bartlett.
Item Details
Item No: 517973
Artist: Father John Misty
Title: Pure Comedy Limited Edition
Label: Bella Union
Format: Vinyl 2LP, Vinyl, LP
Pressing: UK – Original
Release Date: 2017
Genre: Rock & Indie
Style: Indierock | Alternative
Available since: 2017-04-07
Condition: New
Price: $ 59.48 $ 50.56
Weight: 500g (plus 250g Packaging)
Tracklist
A1 Pure Comedy
A2 Total Entertainment Forever
A3 Things It Would Have Been Helpful To Know Before The Revolution
A4 Ballad Of The Dying Man
B1 Birdie
B2 Leaving La
C1 A Bigger Paper Bag
C2 When The God Of Love Returns There'll Be Hell To Pay
C3 Smoochie
C4 Two Wildly Different Perspectives
C5 The Memo
D1 So I'm Growing Old On Magic Mountain
D2 In Twenty Years Or So
D3 Real Love Baby
D4 Rejected Generic Pop Song March 15 #3
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