“a testament to Sumney’s incredible artistry…one of the brightest songwriters we have” – High Snobiety
“urgent, powerful and brilliant live” – i-D
Today, Moses Sumney is sharing a new live performance video for ‘Rank & File‘. The video, shot this summer in Paris, sees Moses passionately performing the lead single off of his recently-released EP, Black in Deep Red, 2014, completely live with looped vocals and body percussion, all captured in one continuous, rotating take. Watch below.
In addition to the new video, Moses is announcing that a limited run of flexidiscs for ‘Rank & File’ will be available for attendees of his show at London’s Royal Festival Hall on September 21st. The video arrives as Moses is gearing up to embark on his European tour starting September 19th
Watch the live performance video for ‘Rank & File‘ above and see below for more on the EP.
Since emerging in 2014 with his self-released cassette EP, Mid-City Island, Moses Sumney has ridden a wave of word-of-mouth praise, hushed recordings, and dynamic live performances at distinguished festivals around the world and alongside forebears like David Byrne, Karen O, Sufjan Stevens, and Solange. In a voice both mellifluous and haunting, Sumney makes future music that transmogrifies classic tropes, like moon-colony choir reinterpretations of old jazz gems. His lyrics narrate a personal journey through universal loneliness atop otherworldly compositional backdrops.
In 2017, the California and Ghana-raised troubadour widened the spectrum of his heretofore “bedroom” music with his debut album Aromanticism, a concept record about lovelessness as a sonic dreamscape. Released to great critical acclaim, Aromanticism was widely regarded as one of 2017’s best albums (NPR, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, etc).
Following Aromanticism‘s critical success, Sumney has brought the album to the masses in the form of sold out headline shows across North America and Europe, as well as a sold-out performance at the historic Sydney Opera House on the heels of performing at this year’s Laneway Festival. This summer will see that continue, as he brings his celebrated live show to some of the world’s premiere music festivals, including Bonnaroo, Pitchfork Music Festival, Montreux Jazz, Way Out West, and more.
