Artists to Watch 2019: Moses Sumney

About a year ago, I began to explore a genre that soon became one of my favorites. At the time, I didn’t have a name for it, I just knew I liked James Blake. Since then, more and more artists have emerged into what I now know as “electrosoul.” Perhaps the name is just a lazy re-figuring of electropop, but the music certainly is not.

Moses Sumney, a musical acquaintance of Blake’s (he toured with him a few years ago and featured on Assume Form), is starting to gain the recognition he deserves. A Jagjagwaur signee, Sumney has made his share of connections in the years since his debut album, shown on his Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite EP. Remixes of his Aromanticism single show many sides of a song that deserves to have at least an aggressive cult following.

The only thing missing from Sumney’s career at this point seems to be the attention. Something, that to be fair, many artists are missing. Crowds at 2016’s The Colour In Anything tour would often give Sumney a standing ovation after his opening act, Pitchfork gave Sumney their “Best New Music” award for his 2017 debut, Aromanticism.

Approaching two years after his debut album, Sumney is all lined up to make the waves that his music seemed poised to last time around.

SONGS TO CHECK OUT

• Make Out in My Car

• Don’t Bother Calling

• Plastic