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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Career

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

They then released their 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, they signed to Artoffact Records, [6] releasing their 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]

Their 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]

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

Personal life

Cancade is genderqueer, and uses they/them pronouns. [10]

Discography

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. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Laube, Aly (1 April 2019). "Artist Spotlight: Devours". The Runner . Archived from the original on 8 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Dee, Natalie (6 April 2016). "Devours: Passion Emergent". Discorder . Photography by Evan Buggle; Illustrations by Danielle Jette. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 Bouchard, Greg (10 July 2014). "Devours is Nanaimo's Second Biggest Export". Vice. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Adams, Gregory (11 April 2016). "Devours 'Late Bloomer'". exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Theissen, Brock (14 November 2018). "Devours Signs to Artoffact Records for Sophomore Album 'Iconoclast'". exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024.
  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. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "2024 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music. 11 June 2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024.
  10. ↑ Attia, Noémie (22 August 2023). "Devours: The Highbrow Behind the Eyebrows". RANGE. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.


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