Father John Misty - Pure Comedy (10th Anniversary Sub Pop Reissue)

Originally released in 2016 now available for the first time via Sub Pop! (2026 Reissue).

Pure Comedy, Father John Mistys 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. 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 its 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, 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 n