Best song ever, right now:

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by The Standard

I have a special appreciation for songs that save their payoff till the end, that travel along expertly for three or four minutes and then, at the last minute, play their trump card. It usually comes in the form of an inspired vocal flourish (Rufus Wainwright’s “Danny Boy”; David Byrne’s “Miss America”), or a gorgeous instrumental line (the french horns at the end of “Paper Bag”; the acoustic melody at the end of “I Don’t Know What I Can Save You From”), or an earth-shattering rideout (“Superpowers”; “Karma Police”; “Head Over Heels”), but it always turns the song on its head and, if you weren’t already listening, gets your attention right before it lets you go. Such moments are generally too brief, and then the song ends, but that’s probably for the better. In the case of “Metropolitan”, it’s all about the piano at the end. You’ll hear what I mean.