{"product_id":"98787120059","title":"Father John Misty - Pure Comedy - Import Vinyl LP Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFather John Misty\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLikeanythingthatcomesoutofthemouthofFatherJohnMisty--thehipstergadflypersonaJoshTillmanadoptedafterleavingtheFleetFoxesin2012--itcanbedifficulttodiscernwhetherthetitleofPureComedyisintendedsincerely.FatherJohnMistycherisheshispublicroleasaprankster,astancethatcansometimesseematoddswithhisgrandartisticambitions.And,makenomistakeaboutit,PureComedyisindeedaverygrandrecord,anold-fashionedmajorstatementdesignedtoevokememoriesofclassiclong-playersfromthe'70s.Often,itsstatelymarchanddecoratedpianoscalltomindearlyEltonJohn,suggestingthehazyvistasofMadmanAcrosstheWater.ThisshifttowardprogressivepopunderscoreshowFatherJohnMistyhasstreamlinedhismusicsinceILoveYou,Honeybear,whittlingawaytheminorfeintstowardmodernmusicandstrippingawaylingeringrusticfolkinfluences.He'snowapostmoderntroubadour,halfwaybetweenasongpoetandabaroquecraftsman.Wherehisantecedents(andclearinfluences)LeonardCohenandRandyNewmansculptedtheirmusicandwords,Tillmanisn'tquitesorestrained.He'samaximalist,overstuffinghislyricswithfloridimageryandlettinghissongsspilloutatlengthsupto13minutes.Fromacertainangle,allthiscanplaylikeanelaboratestunt--particularlywhenhebaitsthelistenerwithlinesabout\"beddingTaylorSwift\"--butthere'sastrongmelancholyundercurrenttoPureComedythatsuggestsFatherJohnMistyissomethingmorethanajester.Allofthiscanbefeltthroughthemusicitself--throughthemelodiesandmovement,throughthearrangementandproduction--andthat,morethantheverbalgymnastics,iswhyPureComedydeliversuponmuchofFatherJohnMisty'soutlandishpromises.~StephenThomasErlewine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52479477842209,"sku":"98787120059","price":48.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/98787120059.jpg?v=1774323373","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-fr\/products\/98787120059","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}