Hailing from Montreal and signed to influential label Arbutus, Sean Nicholas Savage counts the likes of Grimes, Doldrums and Majical Clouds among his peers and label mates. The common traits of these artists – leftfield pop sensibilities, experimental approaches and a tendency to delve into the more sentimental aspects of the human psyche – are alive and well in Savage too, but new album ‘Other Death’ shows the singer is more than deserving of his own limelight, a force in his own right.
His eleventh studio album in seven years, ‘Other Death’ takes Savage’s velvety, Prince-esque vocal and laces it over smooth, sultry soul-pop jams and minimal, infectious beats. Like Dev Hynes’ Blood Orange guise, it’s a mix that transcends genre, fusing pop hooks, R&B grooves, piano-led beauty and electronic flourishes with aplomb.
Check out the full album in an exclusive stream below ahead of the record’s official release on September 18.
Catch him at the below dates:
Nov 6th | Berlin, DE | Urban Spree
Nov 7th | Warsaw, PO | Kulturalna
Nov 11th | Geneva, CH | La Graviere *
Nov 12th | Zurich, CH | Zukunft *
Nov 13th | Vevy, CH | The Rocking Chair *
Nov 14th | Lugano, CH | Il Casotto *
Nov 17th | Barcelona, ES | La 2 Apolo *
Nov 18th | Madrid, ES | Cats *
Nov 19th | Lisbon, PT | ZBD *
Nov 20th | Vila Real, PT | TBC *
Nov 21st | San Sebastian, ES | Dabadaba *
Nov 24th | Bruxelles, BE | Botanique *
Nov 25th | London, UK | Bethnal Green Workingmen’s Club *
Nov 26th | Brighton, UK | The Hope *
Nov 27th | Amsterdam, NL | De Nieue Anita *
Nov 28th | Arnhem, NL | Luxor Live *
Nov 29th | Leipzig, DE | Westwerk *
Dec 1st | Copenhagen, DK | Vega *
Dec 2nd | Oslo, NO | Bla *
Dec 4th | Schorndorf, DE | Secret Garden Concert *
Dec 5th | Leeuwarden, NL | Neushoorn *
Dec 6th | Rotterdam, NL | Worm *
Dec 8th | Lille, FR | Winter Camp Festival
Dec 9th | Nantes, FR | Winter Camp Festival
Dec 10th | Paris, FR | Winter Camp Festival
Dec 11th | Bordeaux, FR | Winter Camp Festival
* Weyes Blood as support