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Background information
Birth nameJosiah Wise
Born (1988-07-09) July 9, 1988 (age 36)
Origin Baltimore, Maryland, US
Genres R&B, [1] gospel, classical, electronic [2]
Occupation(s)singer, songwriter, producer
Instrumentvocals
Years active2014 (2014)–present
Labels

Josiah Wise (born July 9, 1988), [3] known professionally as serpentwithfeet, is an R&B musician based in Brooklyn, New York City. Wise released the EP Blisters in 2016, his debut studio album soil in 2018, his second EP Apparition in 2020, and his second studio album Deacon in 2021. His third studio album, Grip , was released in 2024.

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Early life

Wise was raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He grew up in a religious family; his father owned a Christian bookstore and his mother was a choir director. [4] Wise joined the church choir as a child and grew up with classical and gospel music as a primary influence.

When he was 11 years old his mother asked him if he wanted to audition for the Maryland State Boychoir and, ignoring his refusal, she signed him up anyway and he ended up loving it. [5] This was his introduction to classical vocal music. He realized from this experience that there was a lack of diversity in the choir and there was "not much room for the black voice." [5]

He attended high school at Baltimore City College, a school for gifted and talented students that was known for their internationally competitive choir. At the age of 14, he competed in choir competitions with his school choir in Europe and won trophies. He said in an interview with Loud and Quiet : "It was all black kids, but our repertoire was predominantly classical. And that blew my mind." After this, Wise decided that he wanted to become a world-class performer and he started taking vocal lessons to become a classically trained opera singer. [5]

He later moved to Philadelphia, where he attended the University of the Arts. Although Wise was initially interested in becoming a classical opera singer, he was rejected from conservatories he applied to.

Career

After leaving the University of the Arts, Wise spent time in Paris and in Philadelphia's neo-soul scene. However, his voice was seen as closer in tone to opera than to his peers in neo-soul. [6] Wise then moved to New York, where he released his first single "Curiosity of Other Men" in 2014.

The song led to Wise's eventual signing with Tri Angle in 2015 and the release of Wise's debut EP, Blisters, in 2016. The EP featured production from the Haxan Cloak, who has worked with artists including Björk and the Body. Blisters debuted to extremely positive reviews from critics. [7] [8] [9]

Wise began work on his debut studio album Soil in 2017 with producers including Clams Casino, Katie Gately, and Adele collaborator Paul Epworth. The album was released on June 8, 2018, to positive reviews from critics. [10] [11] [12] AllMusic observed that serpentwithfeet brought avant-garde elements into his usual mix of R&B, gospel and classical sounds to create a sense of aching sadness. [13] [14]

In 2017, Wise went on tour with the band Grizzly Bear as their opener. [15] On the Brockhampton album Iridescence (2018), Serpentwithfeet features on the song "Tonya", which was first performed live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . He appeared on a remix of Björk's "Blissing Me" (2017), and performed in concert with Björk on her 2019 Cornucopia tour. [16] In 2019, he also served as the opening act in selected dates of Rosalía's El Mal Querer Tour. [17]

On June 26, 2019, he released a song "Receipts", which featured Ty Dolla Sign. [18] In 2020, Wise was featured in a track titled "Start" in Ellie Goulding's fourth studio album Brightest Blue , [19] and collaborated with Ty Dolla Sign again by singing background vocals and writing on Ty Dolla Sign's song "Ego Death", a collaborative track with Kanye West, FKA Twigs, and Skrillex, [20] and additionally appeared on an interlude on Ty Dolla Sign's 2020 album, Featuring Ty Dolla Sign .

On March 30, 2020, Wise released the single "A Comma" in collaboration with Adult Swim. He also announced his upcoming EP Apparition, via Secretly Canadian. [21] Apparition was released on April 29, 2020. Made up of three songs, it includes the single "A Comma", "This Hill", and "Psychic". [22]

On January 8, 2021, he was featured in Virgil Abloh's single titled "Delicate Limbs". [23]

In January 2021, Serpentwithfeet announced his second studio album Deacon , and release the lead single "Fellowship", co-produced with Sampha and Lil Silva. The album released on March 26.

In August 2022, Serpentwithfeet released "On Air", a collaboration with Moby, released on the Always Centered at Night label. On September 30, 2022, he was featured on "Fungal City", one of the songs on Björk's album Fossora , marking their second collaboration.

Personal life

Wise is gay and from a young age used gospel music to express his sexuality. [24]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details
Soil
  • Released: June 8, 2018 [25]
  • Label: Secretly Canadian/Tri Angle Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD, vinyl
Deacon
  • Released: March 26, 2021 [26]
  • Label: Secretly Canadian
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD, vinyl
Grip
  • Released: February 16, 2024 [27]
  • Label: Secretly Canadian
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

EPs

TitleEP details
Blisters [28]
  • Released: September 2, 2016
  • Label: Tri Angle Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl
Apparition [29]
  • Released: April 29, 2020
  • Label: Secretly Canadian
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Deacon's Grove
  • Released: November 5, 2021
  • Label: Secretly Canadian
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Bless Ur Heart"2018Soil
"Cherubim"
"Seedless"
"Receipts" [30]
(featuring Ty Dolla Sign)		2019Non-album singles
"Delicate Limbs"
(with Virgil Abloh)		2021
"Fellowship"Deacon
"Same Size Shoe"
"Heart Storm"
(with Nao)
"You Don't Own Me / Canopy"Non-album single
"Down Nuh River"Deacon's Grove
"Fellowship (Remix)"
(featuring Ambré and Alex Isley)
"Bless the Telephone"Non-album singles
"On Air"
(with always centered at night and Moby)		2022
"I'm Pressed"
"The Hands"
(From the Original Motion Picture The Inspection )
"Gonna Go"2023
"Damn Gloves"
(featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Yanga Yaya)		Grip
"Safe Word"2024
"Ellipsis"
(featuring Orion Sun)

Collaborations

Music videos

TitleYearDirector(s)
"Four Ethers"2016CRUDO
"Cherubim"2018Allie Avital
"Bless Ur Heart" Andrew Thomas Huang
"Same Size Shoe"2021Shadae Lamar Smith and Rush Davis
"Fellowship"Kordae Jatafa Henry
"Heart Storm"
(with NAO)		—
"Down Nuh River"John Marq and Jarred Jaymes
"Gonna Go"2023Jonathan Aubrie Lewis

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearArtist(s)Album
"Nu Renegade"2015 Zebra Katz, Leila, JerVae AnthonyNu Renegade
"Serpentwithfeet_Altadena_88 BPM"2018 Kelela Take Me a_Part, the Remixes
"Start"2020 Ellie Goulding Brightest Blue
"Scottie Pipen"2021 Mick Jenkins Elephant in the Room
"FYI"— Love, Victor: Season 2 (Original Soundtrack)
"Postcards" NAO And Then Life Was Beautiful
"Ends Now"2022 Lil Silva Yesterday Is Heavy
"Woodland" Nosaj Thing Continua
"Fungal City" Björk Fossora
"Disillusioned"2023 Daniel Caesar Never Enough

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  3. ↑ @serpentwithfeet (July 9, 2018). "got this 'boy brandy' shirt made as a gift to myself cuz today is my 30th birthday & i plan to enthusiastically sing Brandy deep cuts all fuckin day !!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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