Stereogum — Father John Misty kicked off his European tour earlier this week, and he played a few unreleased songs from his forthcoming album Pure Comedy during his set. Watch him perform "Bigger Paper Bag" and "Birdie" in full and watch a clip of a new one call... more info

Stereogum — Father John Misty's endless parade of interviews to promote his forthcoming album Pure Comedy continues. He recently went on BBC One's Breakfast morning talk show, and the most surprising thing about it is just how normal it is. He's sarcastic and wi... more info

Consequence of Sound — "I don't want to be TV famous." more info

Stereogum — Father John Misty showed up to a recent Rolling Stone interview tripping on acid (of course) and chatted with the interviewer about a lot of things, including his recent SNL performance (he was on acid during that too) and Donald Trump. The most in... more info

Stereogum — Father John Misty understands how the internet works. He might not like it, but he certainly knows how to profit from it. Case in point: Devoted music news consumers may recall when Josh Tillman expressed his disdain for The Voice contestant Aaron Gi... more info

Stereogum — Sir Elton John is one of the few classic-rock types who stay impressively current with new music. He recently interviewed Whitney's Julien Ehrlich for The New York Times, and he uses his Beats 1 radio show Rocket Hour to showcase some of the contempo... more info

Chorus.fm — Father John Misty has released three “generic pop songs” on SoundCloud. You can stream those below (I think they’re better than most of the stuff on his new album). more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Father John Misty, who has had a brief sideline as a Top 40 pop-song writer for Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, has a new album, “Pure Comedy,” out soon. And it’s supposedly the most bloodletting LP he’s ever written. But Misty, t... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Father John Misty, who has had a brief sideline as a Top 40 pop-song writer for Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, has a new album, “Pure Comedy,” out soon. And it’s supposedly the most bloodletting LP he’s ever written. But Misty, t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — While we wait for Father John Misty's new album Pure Comedy, he's just shared three what he calls "generic" pop songs. They're filled with "whoa ohs," lyrics on love, life and faith, and absolutely no diatribes on hollowness of showbiz... more info