By DONNA BALANCIA
Father John Misty may be known for his keen sense of humor, but he is serious about his contribution to helping out his fellow musician.
The first live album for Misty, also known as Josh Tillman, is called Off-Key in Hamburg, and is available on Bandcamp. All of the money from the album will be donated to the new MusiCares Covid-19 Fund.
Off-Key in Hamburg was recorded Live at the Hamburg Elbphilharmonieon on August 8, 2019 with the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt.
The Recording Academy’s newly created MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund is expected to provide assistance to music industry people whose lives are devastated now from the cancellation of multitudes of live music events.
The fund is administered through the charity arm of the Recording Academy known as MusiCares. The fund is expected to support those in the music community with the greatest need. It is unknown how the charity determines those in the greatest need.
While it raises hundreds of millions at its event honoring a particular superstar musician each year, MusiCares generally gives musicians it determines to be in need one month’s rent.
Three of Father John Misty’s previous albums have been nominated for a GRAMMY, including Pure Comedy, which won Best Recording Package in 2018.
Check out Off-Key in Hamburg and other FJM albums here:
Off-Key in Hamburg:
1. Hangout At The Gallows
2. Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
3. Mr. Tillman
4. Disappointing Diamonds Are The Rarest of Them All
5. The Night Josh Tillman Came To Our Apt.
6. Strange Encounter
7. Total Entertainment Forever
8. Things It Would’ve Been Helpful To Know Before The Revolution
9. Ballad Of The Dying Man
10. A Bigger Paper Bag
11. I Went To The Store One Day
12. Nancy From Now On
13. Chateau Lobby #4 (In C For Two Virgins)
14. Please Don’t Die
15. The Palace
16. God’s Favorite Customer
17. Pure Comedy
18. Holy Shit
19. I Love You, Honeybear
20. Leaving LA
