Devours

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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]

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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]

His 2023 album Homecoming Queen was a longlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize. [9]

Discography

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