Father John Misty shares "Ballad Of The Dying Man", his second new track of the week
01 February 2017, 14:04
| Written by
Laurence Day
Father John Misty is back already with another track from his long-awaited new LP Pure Comedy.
"Ballad Of The Dying Man" follows "Two Wildly Different Perpsectives", lead cut "Pure Comedy", Misty's looong essay, and a 25-minute short film.
The track, about deathbed regret, is led by duelling keys and guitars which gradually ramp up and collide with a choir in a gorgeous, emotional climax.
Tracklist:
- Pure Comedy
- Total Entertainment Forever
- Things It Would Be Helpful to Know Before the Revolution
- Ballad of the Dying Man
- Birdie
- Leaving LA
- A Bigger Paper Bag
- When the God of Love Returns There'll Be Hell to Pay
- Smoochie
- Two Wildly Different Perspectives
- The Memo
- So I’m Growing Old On Magic Mountain
- In Twenty Years or So
Pure Comedy is released 7 April via Bella Union. Pre-order now.
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