Ty Segall Shares Title Track Of His Upcoming Album "Possession" - out 30 May via Drag City

Ty Segall is back in the saddle and riding towards new horizons with his 16th studio album, Possession, out May 30th, and today presents its title track. For the journey, Ty’s struck up the orchestra in his head to map out an abiding view of the American frontier, with lyrical fables co-written by his longtime collaborator, filmmaker Matt Yoka. Ty lassos in strings, horns, and his own piano playing to round up his delirious guitar hooks and vocal melodies, resulting in some of his most inventive songs yet.

New single “Possession” follows the previously-released single, “Fantastic Tomb.” As the only song on Possession with lyrics written exclusively by Matt, it’s a compulsive roller whose first line — “A bible placed beside the butter by a farmer of misfortune in the winter” — suggests an unusual Ty Segall vignette. A rich, cinematic rock-fable unpacks the golden age of the witch hunt, a pagan concept brought to America by foreign devils (on the Mayflower, that is). Ty leaves the finger-pointing to the villagers, finding a romping chorus in their madness while asking: if it ain’t unbroken, why not fix it? That’s the power of Possession!

Over the years, Ty and Matt have brainstormed the visual worlds of Goodbye Bread, Manipulator, Emotional Mugger, and plenty more. As a non-musician, Matt’s language sense is different from the one Ty’s amassed as a player of music, and on Possession, each acts as writer and editor as they throw the conceptual ball back and forth translating general vibes and feels into wicked lyric imagery. Taking back alleys through complicated cityscapes, Ty scans the wreckage scattered all around, singing about the end of the rope while resisting defeat — suggesting an ecstatic new empire to build as he cruises the countryside in his glittering craft.

Ty is in the midst of a solo acoustic tour throughout North America. He and his band will support Primus on tour throughout North America this summer with a headline run on the horizon for October. Tickets are on sale now.

Ty Segall 2025 US Tour Dates

1. Tue. Apr. 29 - Salt Lake City, UT Metro Music Hall
2. Wed. Apr. 30 - Boise, ID Shrine Social Club
3. Thu. May 1 - Reno, NV Cypress
4. Thu. May 15 - Big Sur, CA Henry Miller Memorial Library
5. Fri. May 16 - Big Sur, CA Hipnic XVI
6. Sat. July 5 - Paso Robles, CA Vina Robles Amphitheatre
7. Mon. July 7 - Salt Lake City, UT Sandy Amphitheater
8. Tue. July 8 - Jackson, WY Snow King Mountain
9. Wed. July 9 - Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10. Fri. July 11 - Chicago, IL The Salt Shed
11. Sat. July 12 - Kansas City, MO Grinders KC
12. Sun. July 13 - Nashville, TN The Pinnacle
13. Tue. July 15 - Louisville, KY Iroquois Amphitheater
14. Wed. July 16 - Detroit, MI Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
15. Fri. July 18 - Lafayette, NY Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards
16. Sat. July 19 - Essex Junction, VT Midway Lawn At Champlain Valley Expo
17. Mon. July 21 - New York, NY The Rooftop at Pier 17
18. Sat. Aug. 06 - Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre
19. Wed. Oct. 8 - Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
20. Thu. Oct. 9 - Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
21. Sat. Oct. 11 - San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
22. Mon. Oct. 13 - Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
23. Tue. Oct. 14 - Seattle, WA Neumos
24. Wed. Oct. 15 - Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
25. Sat. Oct. 18 - Sacramento, CA Crest Theatre

solo acoustic, w/ Mikal Cronin (solo)

* solo acoustic

% full band

# full band, w/ Primus