Paycheque have released the final single “Heatwave,” the track is accompanied by a music video directed by multi-artist Ian Svenonius (Chain & the Gang, Nation of of Ulysses, the Make-Up). It centers on Roland TR-505 drum machine and jagged guitar riffs. The track is off their forthcoming self titled album, June 12, 2026. The duo of Alison Goldfarb and Jackson MacIntosh (TOPS, Drugdealer).

On the single, Paycheque share: “Before Paycheque really started, Jackson bought Allison a TR-505 drum machine for her birthday, and we initially used it on all of our songs, but it was eventually replaced on every song except for this one, which is a takedown of the greasy charmers of the world. Not to brag, but the guitar solo was recorded in a single take. This one was inspired by the likes of Saada Bonaire and Gina X Performance – the tough Germanic hotties of the ’80s.”

Paycheque began with a chance meeting on the patio of Los Angeles venue Zebulon in February 2020, just before the world shut down. Allison Goldfarb, a filmmaker and musician from St. Louis, and Jackson MacIntosh, a member of TOPS and Drugdealer and a longtime fixture in the Montreal music scene, had been orbiting similar social circles before being introduced at a mutual friend’s show. They struck up an immediate friendship and exchanged mix CDs, bonding over a shared love of sophisti-pop and italo. As the COVID lockdown set in and tours and work disappeared, the duo retreated to a garage studio to play with synthesizers and drum machines, where they discovered their chemistry extended to songwriting.

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Tracklisting
Mansions and Millions

1. Generic Actress
2. Temporary Love
3. Repeater
4. It’s So Obvious
5. Next In Line
6. Heatwave
7. Acquaintances
8. When You Are Around
9. Joy & Laughter
10. Petal Harp
11. Camouflage

Paycheque 2026 Live Dates

8/13 – Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Électriques – Cabaret
8/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
8/15 – New York, NY @ Elsewhere Zone One
8/19 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas
8/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Cid
8//22 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
8/23 – San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar Music Hall
8/25 – Portland, OR @ Swan Dive
8/26 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
8/27 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
9/3 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake – Underground

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