græ
Grae (stylized as græ), is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Moses Sumney. A double album, the first part was released on February 21, 2020 through Jagjaguwar. The second part is currently scheduled to be released on May 15, 2020.[1]
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| 📅 Released | February 21, 2020 (Part 1) May 15, 2020 (Part 2) | |||
| ⏳ Length | 65:54 | |||
| 🏷️ Label | Jagjaguwar | |||
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Background[edit]
Following the release of his debut album Aromanticism, Sumney released the EP Black in Deep Red, 2014 in summer 2018.[2] In December 2018, Sumney announced on Twitter that his sophomore album would be released in 2019.[3] The album has been described as a "conceptual patchwork about grayness", with Sumney stating that "grayness is a metaphor for being in between extremes...I wanted to really claim that space and name that space."[4] The album features collaborations with musicians Oneohtrix Point Never, Thundercat, and Adult Jazz. Actors Ezra Miller and Michaela Coel, as well as authors Michael Chabon and Taiye Selasi made further contributions to the album.[4][5]
Release and promotion[edit]
The album's release date and title were first unveiled on November 14, 2019, along with the lead single "Virile" and an accompanying music video directed by Sumney himself.[6] The second single "Polly" was released on December 13, 2019 and was named "Best New Track" by Pitchfork.[7][8] A third single, "Me in 20 Years", followed on January 6, 2020.[9] "Cut Me" was released on February 7, 2020 as the album's fourth single.[10] A music video for "Cut Me", also directed by Sumney, premiered on March 31, 2020. The video has been described by Sumney as "a satirization of the medical industrial complex".[11]
Live performances[edit]
græ was supported by a residency and installation at the Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles.[12] Sumney performed the fourth single "Cut Me" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in February 2020, marking his TV debut.[13]
Track listing[edit]
Credits are adapted from TIDAL and Apple Music.
| Part 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "insula" |
| Sumney | 0:47 |
| 2. | "Cut Me" |
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| 4:10 |
| 3. | "In Bloom" | Sumney | Sumney | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Virile" |
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| 4:16 |
| 5. | "Conveyor" |
| Sumney | 3:24 |
| 6. | "boxes" |
| Sumney | 1:22 |
| 7. | "Gagarin" | Sumney | 5:55 | |
| 8. | "jill/jack" |
| Sumney | 1:33 |
| 9. | "Colourour" |
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| 3:08 |
| 10. | "also also also and and and" |
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| 1:32 |
| 11. | "Neither/Nor" |
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| 5:27 |
| 12. | "Polly" |
| Sumney | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 38:15 | |||
| Part 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Two Dogs" | 3:56 | ||
| 2. | "Bystanders" | 4:14 | ||
| 3. | "Me in 20 Years" |
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| 3:41 |
| 4. | "Keeps Me Alive" | 2:56 | ||
| 5. | "Lucky Me" | 4:57 | ||
| 6. | "and so I come to isolation" | 0:49 | ||
| 7. | "Bless Me" | 5:00 | ||
| 8. | "before you go" | 2:06 | ||
| Total length: | 27:39 | |||
References[edit]
- ↑ "Moses Sumney Announces New Double Album græ, Shares New Song "Virile"". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ "Moses Sumney Announces New EP and Shares Single "Rank & File"". kexp.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ "Moses Sumney Says New Album Is Out in 2019". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pearce, Sheldon. "'I definitely rage against being classified as R&B': the strange, beautiful music of Moses Sumney". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ "Moses Sumney Is Ready to Claim His Spotlight". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ "Moses Sumney Announces A New Double Album With His Self-Directed 'Virile' Video". Uproxx. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ "Moses Sumney – "Polly"". Stereogum. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ Lodewick, Colin. "Moses Sumney "Polly"". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ "Moses Sumney shares new song "Me in 20 Years"". The Fader. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ "Moses Sumney drops new song "Cut Me": Stream". consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ "Moses Sumney Shares Visually Striking Self-Directed Video for "Cut Me"". undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ "Moses Sumney reveals full details, release dates for new album græ". Treblezine. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ "Moses Sumney Makes His TV Debut Performing "Cut Me" on Colbert: Watch". consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
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