Devours
Birth nameJeff Cancade
OriginNanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
GenresElectronic pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, producer, composer
Years active2013-present
LabelsArtoffact Records, Locksley Tapes

Devours is the stage name of Jeff Cancade, a Canadian electronic musician.[1]

Originally from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Cancade launched the project after moving to Vancouver, British Columbia and coming out as gay.[2] He released his debut mixtape Dignity in 2013,[3] before following up with the full-length mixtape 21st & Main in 2014.[4]

He then released his first official EP Avalon in 2015, and debut full-length album Late Bloomer on April 15, 2016, via the independent label Locksley Tapes.[5]

In 2018, he signed to Artoffact Records,[6] releasing his second album Iconoclast on that label in March 2019.[7] The album was preceded by the advance single "Curmudgeon", and supported with a regional tour of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.[8]

His music has been described as "a pseudo-goth, synth-heavy electronic project that occupies a uniquely experimental, queer niche in Vancouver" by The Globe and Mail.[1] Outside of Devours, Cancade has also composed music for television and film.[4]

Discography

  • Dignity (2013)
  • 21st & Main (2014)
  • Avalon (2015)
  • Late Bloomer (2016)
  • Iconoclast (2019)
  • Escape from Planet Devours (2021)
  • Homecoming Queen (2023)

References

  1. 1 2 Ligeti, Arik (2 April 2019). "Queer synth-pop artist Devours on masculinity, body image and his split from religion". The Globe and Mail.
  2. ↑ Laube, Aly (1 April 2019). "Artist Spotlight: Devours". The Runner.
  3. ↑ "Devours: Passion Emergent". Discorder, April 2016.
  4. 1 2 Bouchard, Greg (10 July 2014). "Devours is Nanaimo's Second Biggest Export". Vice.
  5. ↑ Adams, Gregory (11 April 2016). "Devours 'Late Bloomer'". exclaim.ca.
  6. ↑ Theissen, Brock (14 November 2018). "Devours Signs to Artoffact Records for Sophomore Album 'Iconoclast'". exclaim.ca.
  7. ↑ Lopez, Joey (5 March 2019). "Devours Passionately Embraces Their Queer Identity". BeatRoute. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Theissen, Brock (20 February 2019). "Devours Introduces Us to the "Curmudgeon" in New Video". exclaim.ca.


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