Father John Misty announces new album with 25-minute short film

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Yesterday, Father John Misty released a song called “Pure Comedy” by way of a video that lived up to its name. Part social critique and part comedy bit, the song sees Josh Tillman singing about the ills of society paired with a video that cuts between shots of Donald Trump’s inauguration and John Cena fighting back tears. Given Tillman’s penchant for serving as indie-rock’s resident prankster, it was easy to see “Pure Comedy” as a one-off, a topical song that allowed Tillman to use his Father John Misty alter-ego to work through some shit. But today it’s all been given more context as Sub Pop has announced Father John Misty’s new album will be released on April 7 and it’s called, you guessed it, Pure Comedy.