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“The Payoff” is a new Sub Pop single from Josh Tillman (aka Father John Misty) that follows “The Old Law,” released earlier this year. The song dwells on a dark cloud of hopelessness over a persistent harpsichord-forward march, and feels a little dark and feverish while reminding me quite a bit of MONO’s classic hit single, “Life in Mono.”
“The Payoff” was co-produced with Drew Erickson, who Tillman worked with on his last two Father John Misty albums. There’s no official word whether this is a single from a forthcoming full release or just a standalone track. What we do know is that Father John Misty is on tour this summer, with a stop at Milwaukee’s Summerfest on June 19.
Best new indie music this week
- Father John Misty, “The Payoff”
- Slippers, “Wasted Tonight”
- Alex Izenberg, “Old Gold”
- Boards of Canada, “Prophecy At 1420 MHz”
- RIP Magic, “Screwdark”
- Kelela, “linknb
- Allison Russell, “Cold April (ft. Kara Jackson, Denitia & the Explore! Pop Choir)”
- Setting, “Heard a Bubble”
- Lambchop, “Weakened”
- of Montreal, "Already Dreaming”
- media puzzle, “I Don’t Care!”
- Jawdropped, “Monday”
