{"product_id":"father-john-misty-pure-comedy","title":"Father John Misty - Pure Comedy","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFather John Misty's \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePure Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the highly anticipated follow-up to his internationally acclaimed album, \u003ci\u003eI Love You, Honeybear\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePure Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e highlights include the title track alongside standouts Leaving LA, Total Entertainment Forever, Ballad of the Dying Man, When The God Of Love Returns There'll Be Hell To Pay and Things It Would Have Been Helpful to Know Before The Revolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSince 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. \u003ci\u003ePure Comedy \u003c\/i\u003esees 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTillman\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewrote the majority of \u003ci\u003ePure Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePure Comedy \u003c\/i\u003ewas 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 (\u003ci\u003eJesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet, Sinking Of The Titanic)\u003c\/i\u003e, with additional contributions from Nico Muhly and Thomas Bartlett.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eTillman and Grant James (Funtimes in Babylon, I Love You, Honeybear) also co-directed Pure Comedy: The Film. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePure Comedy \u003c\/i\u003eis a gorgeously rendered black \u0026amp; white document of the live tracking, as well as a surra l look into Tillman‰۪s writing process. A six person crew, complete with \u003ci\u003ecranes \u003c\/i\u003ein the tracking rooms, captured every moment of the recording, giving the viewer intimate audience to actual album takes, including the one and only 2:00am performance of the 13-minute Leaving LA. It also features the only known recording of Tillman‰۪s love ballad to his sound engineer Trevor Spencer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDeluxe LP - 2 x Coloured LP 1 Copper \u0026amp; 1 Aluminum, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDie cut sleeve with 4 alternating covers, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePlastic O-Card outer sleeve, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFold Out Lyric Poster, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHologram Tarot Card, D\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eownload \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eStandard LP - 2 x Black LP \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGatefold Sleeve 4 versions of the sleeve, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFold Out Lyric Poster, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDownload\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCD -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDigisleeve - 4 versions of the sleeve, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e24pg lyric booklet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":64322655912313,"sku":null,"price":7.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP","offer_id":64322655945081,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Deluxe","offer_id":64322655977849,"sku":null,"price":31.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1463\/6153\/files\/father-john-misty-pure-comedy-south-records-ltd_0e2494fa-3c24-46a2-8036-4b660e962a5b.png?v=1787902896","url":"https:\/\/vinyl-relic.com\/products\/father-john-misty-pure-comedy","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}