Father John Misty Pure Comedy Review
In a bid to isolate himself from his vices father john misty moved from los angeles to new orleans to write his third album pure comedy.
Father john misty pure comedy review. Father john misty is a consummate entertainer. Music reviews father john misty. Trouble man josh tillman aka father john misty. Share tweet submit pin.
Pure comedy for father john misty aka josh tillman fans who d hoped that he might drop some of the indulgent schtick and antics and focus more on the music or less goofy topics the. On pure comedy he questions the value of entertainment capitalism and everything else in a grueling odyssey through the psyche of josh tillman. Father john misty s pure comedy isn t as interesting as his persona jeremy gordon april 6 2017. Pure comedy review wonderfully uneasy listening.
Father john misty begins with a grandiose overture. By mack hayden april 5 2017 11 09am. Share br this article. Linda nylind for the guardian.
It s a comedy in. The attention grabbing flamboyance of the father john misty mystique is lately proving to be inversely proportional to the actual execution of tillman s music. Sometimes making people upset or angry is indicative of pure communication happening tillman said around the release of i love you honeybear but he now suggested outrage is the new entertainment. Metacritic music reviews pure comedy by father john misty the third full length release for the singer songwriter josh tillman as father john misty was produced with jonathan wilson.
The appropriately titled pure comedy is his thesis statement an accounting of humanity s flaws that introduces several observations and arguments he will touch upon throughout the record these opening remarks address human beings infantile helplessness gender inequality religion and its inherent misogyny prejudice and.