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Moses Sumney is a Ghanian-American musician and singer-songwriter known for his supernal, almost celestial vocals and eclectic avant-garde sound containing elements of everything from [[{{Jazz}} jazz]] to [[FolkMusic folk music]].
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As his reputation grew, Sumney began to notch increasingly high-profile gigs opening for artists like David Byrne, Music/JamesBlake, and Music/{{Solange}}. With all this buzz and acclaim surrounding him and his work in was sensible that by September 2017, he delivered his debut album, ''Aromanticism'', a record hyperfixated on lovelessness and solitude. Its lead single "Doomed" would find its way on different film and television soundtracks, such as ''Series/ThePath'' and ''Film/QueenAndSlim''. It would be in between this time that Sumney would release his ''Black in Deep Red'' EP, and continue work on his second studio album, ''græ''. Released in two separate parts in February and May of 2020, it was a sprawling, sonically vibrant record which exemplified the multiplicity and profusion Sumney had been attempting at for most of his career.
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As his reputation grew, Sumney began to notch increasingly high-profile gigs opening for artists like David Byrne, Music/JamesBlake, and Music/{{Solange}}. With all this buzz and acclaim surrounding him and his work in was sensible that by September 2017, he delivered his debut album, ''Aromanticism'', a record hyperfixated on lovelessness and solitude. It's lead single "Doomed" would find its way on different film and television soundtracks, such as ''Series/ThePath'' and ''Film/QueenAndSlim''. It would be in between this time that Sumney would release his ''Black in Deep Red'' EP, and continue work on his second studio album, ''græ''. Released in two separate parts in February and May of 2020, it was a sprawling, sonically vibrant record which exemplified the multiplicity and profusion Sumney had been attempting at for most of his career.
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As his reputation grew, Sumney began to notch increasingly high-profile gigs opening for artists like David Byrne, Music/JamesBlake, and Music/{{Solange}}. With all this buzz and acclaim surrounding him and his work in was sensible that by September 2017, he delivered his debut album, ''Aromanticism'', a record hyperfixated on lovelessness and solitude. It's Its lead single "Doomed" would find its way on different film and television soundtracks, such as ''Series/ThePath'' and ''Film/QueenAndSlim''. It would be in between this time that Sumney would release his ''Black in Deep Red'' EP, and continue work on his second studio album, ''græ''. Released in two separate parts in February and May of 2020, it was a sprawling, sonically vibrant record which exemplified the multiplicity and profusion Sumney had been attempting at for most of his career.
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!! Tropes present in his work''My tropes are made of plastic...''
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* AllTakeAndNoGive: "Polly" describes the frustration that Moses, who is inclined towards monogamy, experienced=s in a relationship with a polyamorous person (hence their pseudonym being "Polly") who he feels isn't as invested in their relationship as he is.
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* AllTakeAndNoGive: "Polly" describes the frustration that Moses, who is inclined towards monogamy, experienced=s experiences in a relationship with a polyamorous person (hence their pseudonym being "Polly") who he feels isn't as invested in their relationship as he is.
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* ''grae'' ''græ'' (2020)
* AllLowercaseLetters: The titles of "insula", "boxes", "jill/jack", "also also also and and and", and "before you go". The rest of his song titles follow standard grammar conventions, with the exception of "and so I come to isolation", which is just one letter off from fulfilling this trope.
* AllTakeAndNoGive: "Polly" describes the frustration that Moses, who is inclined towards monogamy, experienced=s in a relationship with a polyamorous person (hence their pseudonym being "Polly") who he feels isn't as invested in their relationship as he is.
* AntiPoliceSong: All of the ''Black in Deep Red'' EP, which was inspired by an anti-police brutality protest that Moses had attended four years prior to its release, but especially "Rank & File", which criticizes cops as mindless, violent drones who subjugate the populace out of a need to feel powerful.
-->''Their governing master''
-->''To their hip is plastered''
-->''Say "protect and serve" us''
-->''But murder's not service''
* ConsistentClothingStyle: [[MrFanservice When he does wear clothes]], Moses is rarely seen in anything other than baggy black clothing that obscures his frame. Lampshaded in "Colouour", where he sings from the perspective of someone who thinks DarkIsEvil and wants him to try out another color.
-->''Why don't you wear some color?''
-->''It'd bring out your eyes''
-->''You say you'd never bother''
-->''Cause you'd be telling lies''
* AllTakeAndNoGive: "Polly" describes the frustration that Moses, who is inclined towards monogamy, experienced=s in a relationship with a polyamorous person (hence their pseudonym being "Polly") who he feels isn't as invested in their relationship as he is.
* AntiPoliceSong: All of the ''Black in Deep Red'' EP, which was inspired by an anti-police brutality protest that Moses had attended four years prior to its release, but especially "Rank & File", which criticizes cops as mindless, violent drones who subjugate the populace out of a need to feel powerful.
-->''Their governing master''
-->''To their hip is plastered''
-->''Say "protect and serve" us''
-->''But murder's not service''
* ConsistentClothingStyle: [[MrFanservice When he does wear clothes]], Moses is rarely seen in anything other than baggy black clothing that obscures his frame. Lampshaded in "Colouour", where he sings from the perspective of someone who thinks DarkIsEvil and wants him to try out another color.
-->''Why don't you wear some color?''
-->''It'd bring out your eyes''
-->''You say you'd never bother''
-->''Cause you'd be telling lies''
* DistinctDoubleAlbum: ''græ'' was released in two parts, with three months' separation between the two releases. They also vary sonically, with the first part being more upbeat and genre-fluid and the second part being more somber and consistent genre-wise.
* EpicRocking: The album version of "Quarrel" clocks in at nearly seven minutes long thanks to its extensive instrumental outro, though the "Edit" version described in RadioFriendliness is about two-and-a-half minutes shorter.
* EpicRocking: The album version of "Quarrel" clocks in at nearly seven minutes long thanks to its extensive instrumental outro, though the "Edit" version described in RadioFriendliness is about two-and-a-half minutes shorter.
* IcarusAllusion: "Plastic", which contains a narrative of false confidence similar to the tale of Icarus, but trades Icarus' wax wings for plastic ones.
* LeaveTheCameraRunning: The video for "Polly" is one uninterrupted shot of Moses sitting nearly stock-still and staring at the camera as he listens to the song, tears streaming down his face.
* LeaveTheCameraRunning: The video for "Polly" is one uninterrupted shot of Moses sitting nearly stock-still and staring at the camera as he listens to the song, tears streaming down his face.
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* MrFanservice: He's got a spectacularly toned physique, and when he's not clothed in heavy, shapeless black garb, he has no qualms about showing it off. Epitomized in the video for "Virile", which consists largely of a shirtless and oiled-up Moses flexing and gyrating about.
* RadioFriendliness: Moses has released two versions of "Quarrel", one that contains a lengthy instrumental outro that brings it to nearly seven minutes, and an "Edit" version without said outro that clocks in at a mere 4:18.
* RemixAlbum: "Make Out In My Car" off of ''Aromanticism'' got a remix EP featuring contributions from Music/JamesBlake, Music/SufjanStevens, and Alex Isley, as well as a reworked extended version from Moses himself.
* {{Sampling}}: "jill/jack" prominently features a verse sampled from Music/JillScott's "Cross My Mind", which starts out as a direct sample in the first verse, but in ensuing verses Moses chimes in with gender-swapped versions of the lyrics.
* SexyPackaging:''grae'' ''græ'' features a naked figure on a rock.rock.
* SingingSimlish:
** "Mumblin'" is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: nearly five minutes of Moses mumble-humming the same rhythm over and over, with varying levels of vocal distortion and occasional moments of more coherent vocalization layered over it.
** The vocals of "Self-Help Tape", similarly, consist entirely of Moses babbling melodically.
* SongOfPrayer: "Incantation" is a direct interpolation of two traditional Jewish prayers, sung entirely in Hebrew.
* SpokenWordInMusic: "Stoicism" and "The Cocoon-Eyed Baby" off of ''Aromanticism'' prominently feature spoken-word delivery from Moses that follows an irregular meter conflicting with the rhythm of the instrumental, implying the vocals and instrumental were not built around one another.
* RadioFriendliness: Moses has released two versions of "Quarrel", one that contains a lengthy instrumental outro that brings it to nearly seven minutes, and an "Edit" version without said outro that clocks in at a mere 4:18.
* RemixAlbum: "Make Out In My Car" off of ''Aromanticism'' got a remix EP featuring contributions from Music/JamesBlake, Music/SufjanStevens, and Alex Isley, as well as a reworked extended version from Moses himself.
* {{Sampling}}: "jill/jack" prominently features a verse sampled from Music/JillScott's "Cross My Mind", which starts out as a direct sample in the first verse, but in ensuing verses Moses chimes in with gender-swapped versions of the lyrics.
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* SingingSimlish:
** "Mumblin'" is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: nearly five minutes of Moses mumble-humming the same rhythm over and over, with varying levels of vocal distortion and occasional moments of more coherent vocalization layered over it.
** The vocals of "Self-Help Tape", similarly, consist entirely of Moses babbling melodically.
* SongOfPrayer: "Incantation" is a direct interpolation of two traditional Jewish prayers, sung entirely in Hebrew.
* SpokenWordInMusic: "Stoicism" and "The Cocoon-Eyed Baby" off of ''Aromanticism'' prominently feature spoken-word delivery from Moses that follows an irregular meter conflicting with the rhythm of the instrumental, implying the vocals and instrumental were not built around one another.
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* ThreeMinutesOfWrithing: The music video for "Virile", though it ''does'' technically have an overarching [[{{Conflict}} Man vs. Nature]] narrative, spends a good amount of time focused on Moses' oiled-up body as he dances around a warehouse full of meat.
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As his reputation grew, Sumney began to notch increasingly high-profile gigs opening for artists like David Byrne, James Blake, Music/JamesBlake, and Music/{{Solange}}. With all this buzz and acclaim surrounding him and his work in was sensible that by September 2017, he delivered his debut album, ''Aromanticism'', a record hyperfixated on lovelessness and solitude. It's lead single "Doomed" would find its way on different film and television soundtracks, such as ''Series/ThePath'' and ''Film/QueenAndSlim''. It would be in between this time that Sumney would release his ''Black in Deep Red'' EP, and continue work on his second studio album, ''græ''. Released in two separate parts in February and May of 2020, it was a sprawling, sonically vibrant record which exemplified the multiplicity and profusion Sumney had been attempting at for most of his career.
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* GenreMashup: His sound can be roughly described as containing elements of ClassicalMusic, NeoSoul, AlternativeRAndB, {{Jazz}} and art pop. Besides that expect words like "experimental", "avant-garde" or "progressive" to be used to describe his work.
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* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: His sound can be roughly described as containing elements of ClassicalMusic, NeoSoul, AlternativeRAndB, {{Jazz}} and art pop. Besides that expect words like "experimental", "avant-garde" or "progressive" to be used to describe his work.
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As his reputation grew, Sumney began to notch increasingly high-profile gigs opening for artists like David Byrne, James Blake, and Music/{{Solange}}. With all this buzz and acclaim surrounding him and his work in was sensible that by September 2017, he delivered his debut album, ''Aromanticism'', a record hyperfixated on lovelessness and solitude. It's lead single "Doomed" would find its way on different film and television soundtracks, such as ''Series/ThePath'' and ''Film/QueenAndSlim''. It would be in between this time that Sumney would release his ''Black in Deep Red'' EP, and continue work on his second studio album, ''græ''. Released in two seperate separate parts in February and May of 2020, it was a sprawling, sonically vibrant record which exemplified the multiplicity and profusion Sumney had been attempting at for most of his career.
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* LyricalDissonance: His records become increasingly grand and vibran in their sound, an yet common themes in his lyrics are loneliness and lovelessness.
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->''"My ultimate goal is to have an emotional connection with people, to have people think of things in a way they haven’t before, either musically or just thinking to feel."''
->''I insist upon my right to be multiple\\
I insist upon my right to be multiple\\
Even more so, I insist upon\\
The recognition of my multiplicity''
-->- "also also also and and and"
Moses Sumney is a Ghanian-American musician and singer-songwriter known for his supernal, almost celestial vocals and eclectic avant-garde sound containing elements of everything from [[{{Jazz}} jazz]] to [[FolkMusic folk music]].
In 2013, Sumney attempted to break into the Los Angeles music scene. Playing anywhere he could get his head in, it wouldn't take long before he decided to record his debut EP ''Mid-City Island'' (most notably recorded on a four track recorder given to him by Dave Sitek of Music/TvOnTheRadio fame), whose reputation among indie circles would lead to him playing opening shows for beloved indie acts such as Music/SufjanStevens.
As his reputation grew, Sumney began to notch increasingly high-profile gigs opening for artists like David Byrne, James Blake, and Music/{{Solange}}. With all this buzz and acclaim surrounding him and his work in was sensible that by September 2017, he delivered his debut album, ''Aromanticism'', a record hyperfixated on lovelessness and solitude. It's lead single "Doomed" would find its way on different film and television soundtracks, such as ''Series/ThePath'' and ''Film/QueenAndSlim''. It would be in between this time that Sumney would release his ''Black in Deep Red'' EP, and continue work on his second studio album, ''græ''. Released in two seperate parts in February and May of 2020, it was a sprawling, sonically vibrant record which exemplified the multiplicity and profusion Sumney had been attempting at for most of his career.
!! Discography
* ''Mid-City Island'' (EP) (2014)
* ''Lamentations'' (EP) (2016)
* ''Aromanticism'' (EP) (2017)
* ''Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite'' (EP) (2018)
* ''Black in Deep Red'' (EP) (2018)
* ''græ'' (2020)
!! Tropes present in his work
* UsefulNotes/{{Asexuality}}: He is aromantic and a pertinent theme in his music is handling feelings of alienation and lovelessness in a world where romantic love is considered the norm and isolation is the only form of solace from inadequacy.
* CoverVersion: Of "[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=unjUuTT7uYw Come To Me]]" by Music/{{Bjork}}
* LyricalDissonance: His records become increasingly grand and vibran in their sound, an yet common themes in his lyrics are loneliness and lovelessness.
* MinimalisticCoverArt: The cover art for ''Aromanticism'' is simply Moses with his back turned towards the viewer with his head seemingly missing.
* TextlessAlbumCover: ''Aromanticism'' and ''græ''.
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[[caption-width-right:350: Moses, [[BareYourMidriff in his most natural state]]]]
->''"My ultimate goal is to have an emotional connection with people, to have people think of things in a way they haven’t before, either musically or just thinking to feel."''
->''I insist upon my right to be multiple\\
I insist upon my right to be multiple\\
Even more so, I insist upon\\
The recognition of my multiplicity''
-->- "also also also and and and"
Moses Sumney is a Ghanian-American musician and singer-songwriter known for his supernal, almost celestial vocals and eclectic avant-garde sound containing elements of everything from [[{{Jazz}} jazz]] to [[FolkMusic folk music]].
In 2013, Sumney attempted to break into the Los Angeles music scene. Playing anywhere he could get his head in, it wouldn't take long before he decided to record his debut EP ''Mid-City Island'' (most notably recorded on a four track recorder given to him by Dave Sitek of Music/TvOnTheRadio fame), whose reputation among indie circles would lead to him playing opening shows for beloved indie acts such as Music/SufjanStevens.
As his reputation grew, Sumney began to notch increasingly high-profile gigs opening for artists like David Byrne, James Blake, and Music/{{Solange}}. With all this buzz and acclaim surrounding him and his work in was sensible that by September 2017, he delivered his debut album, ''Aromanticism'', a record hyperfixated on lovelessness and solitude. It's lead single "Doomed" would find its way on different film and television soundtracks, such as ''Series/ThePath'' and ''Film/QueenAndSlim''. It would be in between this time that Sumney would release his ''Black in Deep Red'' EP, and continue work on his second studio album, ''græ''. Released in two seperate parts in February and May of 2020, it was a sprawling, sonically vibrant record which exemplified the multiplicity and profusion Sumney had been attempting at for most of his career.
!! Discography
* ''Mid-City Island'' (EP) (2014)
* ''Lamentations'' (EP) (2016)
* ''Aromanticism'' (EP) (2017)
* ''Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite'' (EP) (2018)
* ''Black in Deep Red'' (EP) (2018)
* ''græ'' (2020)
!! Tropes present in his work
* UsefulNotes/{{Asexuality}}: He is aromantic and a pertinent theme in his music is handling feelings of alienation and lovelessness in a world where romantic love is considered the norm and isolation is the only form of solace from inadequacy.
* CoverVersion: Of "[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=unjUuTT7uYw Come To Me]]" by Music/{{Bjork}}
* LyricalDissonance: His records become increasingly grand and vibran in their sound, an yet common themes in his lyrics are loneliness and lovelessness.
* MinimalisticCoverArt: The cover art for ''Aromanticism'' is simply Moses with his back turned towards the viewer with his head seemingly missing.
* TextlessAlbumCover: ''Aromanticism'' and ''græ''.
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