"The award for best Taylor Swift reference that has nothing to do with Taylor Swift goes to Father John Misty, who opens the song 'Total Entertainment Forever' — about how our constant need for distraction will be our downfall — with the line 'bedding Taylor Swift / every night inside the Oculus Rift.' The indie-rock balladeer's gift for quirky poetry and melodramatic orchestration is well-established, but on his third album, Pure Comedy, he inserts subtle social jabs, as in the title track's takedown of religion and self-involvement. Make no mistake, though: despite the heavy subject matter, this record manages to be both comedy and entertainment." — NE
