It’s been a while since we’ve heard new music from John Maus, and “I Hate Antichrist” marks a truly satisfying and bold return from the American musician. The track successfully mixes his signature anthemic lo-fi synth-pop with experimental elements, and its infectious energy gives it the feel of an instant earworm.
It seems he’s also gearing up to release a new record this year, although no official announcement has been made yet. Speaking about the song, Maus states: “The Antichrist’s deception already begins to take shape in the world every time a claim is made to realise, within history, that messianic hope which can only be fulfilled beyond history through the eschatological judgment”.
Be sure to catch John Maus live in Italy this year, as he is set to perform at the XXIII edition of the Club to Club Festival in Turin (find more details here). The single is accompanied by an unsettling, surreal animated visual directed by Andrew Norman Wilson.
Watch below.
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