Directed by: Moses Sumney Director of Photography: Marcell Rév Butler/Dancer: Brandon Mathis
Executive Producers: Violaine Etienne, Sara Greco, Moses Sumney Producer: Balint Seres Head of Production: JP Colombo Production Manager: Genesis Socorro Coordinator: Quinn Biddle Production Company: Serial Pictures
Stylist: Marcus Correa Choreographer: Tony Tzar Grooming: Marcela Osegueda
Editor: Niles Howard Assistant Editor: Jacob Bottorff Color House: Ethos Studio Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli Color Producer: Nat Tereshchenko VFX: HIMIA
1st AD: Conrad Curtis 2nd AD: Jack Peterson 1st AC: Mike Lemnitzer 2nd AC: Fred Porras Loader: Michelle Suh
Production Designer: John Richoux Set Decorator: Leah Bychurch SPFX: Benjamin Graham Draper: Cassie Hunter Set Dresser: Lance (Rico) Levulose, Rafael Chamagua, Mathew Burns
Gaffer: Danny Durr BBE: Jeff Gordon SLT: Connor Trees, Katelyn Adkisson, Frank Juarez, Zachary Emick, Jackson Mach
Key Grip: Jeff Kunkel BBG: Scott Carden Grip Driver: Dane Harvey Grip: Clayton Nepveux, Mike Carter
Stunt Choreographer: Vladimir Tevlovski Head of Production: Gabrielle Page Managing Director: Marlo Baird
Set Medic: Johnny Silva Playback: Aaron Liao Key PA: Marco Apun PA: Joey Horton
BTS/Stills: Sam Cannon
Camera: Arri Flim Lab: Fotokem Film Stock: Kodak Lighting: Light Force Grip: Grip Fix
"Vintage" was shot on a yet-to-be-released and never-before-used Kodak motion picture stock. Special thanks to the Kodak Motion Picture Team.
A TUNTUM PRODUCTION.
VINTAGE LYRICS
Do you ever wish we'd redone it I kinda think that we should rerun it I wanna walk it back like Michael There's no light but low light without you
I remember how your nectar sweet Now you got your specter hanging over me I'ma take it back to 1993 When I get my fingers on a time machine
Oh ... Ready to ride Ready for ball and chain If I get that old thing back Promise I won't complain
I remember how your nectar sweet Now you got your specter hanging over me I'ma take it back to 1993 When I get my fingers on a time machine
Wanna double back Wanna put my time machine on it It's alright, it's alright, I lean on it Can we turn vintage Can we put that afro-sheen on it It's alright, it's alright I feed on it
I kept your sweater in the safe Cuz I need that olfactory And I put the keys in the vase That I got you on your birthday
I really really wanna chuck my crooked luck behind me It revives like Ouija board it seem to find me And if I'm followed by your memory It's all good, it's all cuz you need me
Wanna double back Wanna put my time machine on it It's alright, it's alright, I lean on it Can we turn vintage Can we put that afro-sheen on it It's alright, it's alright I feed on it Wanna triple back Wanna put my time machine on it It's alright, it's alright I lean on it Quadruple back Wanna put that afro-sheen on it It's alright, it's alright I feed on it
I want that old thing back, baby I only own vintage, lately I want that old thing back, baby
Directed by: Moses Sumney Director of Photography: Marcell Rév Butler/Dancer: Brandon Mathis
Executive Producers: Violaine Etienne, Sara Greco, Moses Sumney Producer: Balint Seres Head of Production: JP Colombo Production Manager: Genesis Socorro Coordinator: Quinn Biddle Production Company: Serial Pictures
Stylist: Marcus Correa Choreographer: Tony Tzar Grooming: Marcela Osegueda
Editor: Niles Howard Assistant Editor: Jacob Bottorff Color House: Ethos Studio Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli Color Producer: Nat Tereshchenko VFX: HIMIA
1st AD: Conrad Curtis 2nd AD: Jack Peterson 1st AC: Mike Lemnitzer 2nd AC: Fred Porras Loader: Michelle Suh
Production Designer: John Richoux Set Decorator: Leah Bychurch SPFX: Benjamin Graham Draper: Cassie Hunter Set Dresser: Lance (Rico) Levulose, Rafael Chamagua, Mathew Burns
Gaffer: Danny Durr BBE: Jeff Gordon SLT: Connor Trees, Katelyn Adkisson, Frank Juarez, Zachary Emick, Jackson Mach
Key Grip: Jeff Kunkel BBG: Scott Carden Grip Driver: Dane Harvey Grip: Clayton Nepveux, Mike Carter
Stunt Choreographer: Vladimir Tevlovski Head of Production: Gabrielle Page Managing Director: Marlo Baird
Set Medic: Johnny Silva Playback: Aaron Liao Key PA: Marco Apun PA: Joey Horton
BTS/Stills: Sam Cannon
Camera: Arri Flim Lab: Fotokem Film Stock: Kodak Lighting: Light Force Grip: Grip Fix
"Vintage" was shot on a yet-to-be-released and never-before-used Kodak motion picture stock. Special thanks to the Kodak Motion Picture Team.
A TUNTUM PRODUCTION.
VINTAGE LYRICS
Do you ever wish we'd redone it I kinda think that we should rerun it I wanna walk it back like Michael There's no light but low light without you
I remember how your nectar sweet Now you got your specter hanging over me I'ma take it back to 1993 When I get my fingers on a time machine
Oh ... Ready to ride Ready for ball and chain If I get that old thing back Promise I won't complain
I remember how your nectar sweet Now you got your specter hanging over me I'ma take it back to 1993 When I get my fingers on a time machine
Wanna double back Wanna put my time machine on it It's alright, it's alright, I lean on it Can we turn vintage Can we put that afro-sheen on it It's alright, it's alright I feed on it
I kept your sweater in the safe Cuz I need that olfactory And I put the keys in the vase That I got you on your birthday
I really really wanna chuck my crooked luck behind me It revives like Ouija board it seem to find me And if I'm followed by your memory It's all good, it's all cuz you need me
Wanna double back Wanna put my time machine on it It's alright, it's alright, I lean on it Can we turn vintage Can we put that afro-sheen on it It's alright, it's alright I feed on it Wanna triple back Wanna put my time machine on it It's alright, it's alright I lean on it Quadruple back Wanna put that afro-sheen on it It's alright, it's alright I feed on it
I want that old thing back, baby I only own vintage, lately I want that old thing back, babyMoses Sumney - Hey Girl [Live]Moses Sumney2024-08-07 | "Hey Girl" live from In Sheep's Clothing. Sophcore out now on Tuntum Records: mosessumney.ffm.to/sophcore
Featuring Aaron Liao on bass, Justus West on guitar, and Alden Hellmuth on saxophone. Mixed by Zach Brown and mastered by Joe LaPorta.
Shot by Austin Gomez and Kelly Ford. Special thankS to AWAL.
[Verse 1] Hey girl (hey girl) who you lookin' at? Hey pearl (hey pearl), with the pretty act Your world (your world), lookin' pretty flat Ladies' room (ladies room), meet me in the back
[Chorus] Ooh And I'll wait for you If you want me too I'll wait for you If you trust me too
[Verse 2] You say (you say) you ain't done this before Oh no (oh no) want you (even more) even more Oh no, even more Well, open (open), open (open), open (open) Open up your eyes Oh, I know the way is through your thighs
[Chorus] I'll wait for you (Wait here for you) If you want me to (You want me to) I'll wait here for you (I'll wait for you) If you trust (trust) me too (me too) I'll wait
[Verse 3] I am not a woman (I'll wait) I am not a man (Ooh, I'll wait) I am an amoeba (Ooh, I'll wait for you) You'll never comprehend Let me show you what's up Girl, listen to your body I'll meet you in your valley Kinda like girl on girl with me But bet you wanna touch on my body Something like the touch of a lady
[Chorus] And I'll wait for you if you want me to I'll wait for you if you trust me too I'll wait on you in the gentleman's room I'll wait for you in the deep, deep blue
[Bridge] I already know what you would like me to do You don't have to wear that dress he likes Or anything at all, not the alpha type [Chorus] I'll wait for you if you want me to I'll wait for you if you trust me too I'll wait for you if you want me to I'll wait for you if you trust me too
[Hook] I'm better, I'm bad I'm better, I'm bad I'm better, I'm bad I'm better, I'm bad I'm better, I'm bad I'm better, I'm bad
[Verse 1] I don't be picking up on subliminals She sent a pick in a thong I called her "bro" I don't get up when you gas I be caught up in the past They used to leave me for last Now they want me on they ass
[Verse 2] You need to spell it out raw A chalkboard I'm still the kid with the flaws I fought for I don't be textin' them back They wanna rerun the track They wanna hang on my sack Forget that
[Pre-Hook 1] Shawty wanna get this bad But I be slow likе GED I be focused on bread But nobody gonna еat with me This revenge of the blerds How they used to treat me If I treat chicks like birds They come flockin' to see me
[Hook] I'm better, I'm bad I'm better, I'm bad I'm better, bad I'm better, than that I'm better than that I'm better than that I'm better, I'm bad
[Verse 3] I used to be such a simp So simple Now that I'm poppin' and fine No pimple They wanna hop on my line Akimbo But I just spin 'em like dimes A himbo
[Pre-Hook 2] Honey I'll call you back Be sure to pitch your CV I really got get these racks Broke bitch could never cc me This revenge of the blerds How the used to treat me When I do niggas like dirt They come sobbin' like clean clean me
[Hook] I'm better, I'm bad I'm better, I'm bad I'm better, I'm bad I'm better, I'm bad I'm better than that I'm better than that I'm better than that I'm better, I'm bad
[Outro] Show me what it's made of Show me what it's made of Show me what it's made of Show me what it's made ofMoses Sumney - Loves Refrain [Lyric Video]Moses Sumney2024-08-02 | Sophcore out now: mosessumney.ffm.to/sophcore
LOVE'S REFRAIN: [Verse 1] I lied I'm in love all the time I fetch for the kiss of death, unrequited I light the candle You curl up solo I scan your window, uninvited I've been in the trench Begging for something precious But a friendship presided I was in my room You were in yours too
[Chorus] Well let's refrain From love's refrain
[Verse 2] I was bitterly lending love Incandescent summer rain with no thunder We grew bigger than our bodies Yet our bodies tore us asunder We moved much too het to see Domesticity fantasies were there in each other I was in my womb And you were in yours too
[Chorus] Well let's refrain From love's refrain Well let's refrain From love's refrain
[Outro] Spirit speak to me Spirit speak to me Spirit speak to me Spirit speak to me Speak to me, speak to meMoses Sumney - Hey Girl [Lyric Video]Moses Sumney2024-08-02 | Sophcore out now: mosessumney.ffm.to/sophcore
HEY GIRL [Verse 1] Hey girl (hey girl) who you lookin' at? Hey pearl (hey pearl), with the pretty act Your world (your world), lookin' pretty flat Ladies' room (ladies room), meet me in the back
[Chorus] Ooh And I'll wait for you If you want me too I'll wait for you If you trust me too
[Verse 2] You say (you say) you ain't done this before Oh no (oh no) want you (even more) even more Oh no, even more Well, open (open), open (open), open (open) Open up your eyes Oh, I know the way is through your thighs
[Chorus] I'll wait for you (Wait here for you) If you want me to (You want me to) I'll wait here for you (I'll wait for you) If you trust (trust) me too (me too) I'll wait
[Verse 3] I am not a woman (I'll wait) I am not a man (Ooh, I'll wait) I am an amoeba (Ooh, I'll wait for you) You'll never comprehend Let me show you what's up Girl, listen to your body I'll meet you in your valley Kinda like girl on girl with me But bet you wanna touch on my body Something like the touch of a lady
[Chorus] And I'll wait for you if you want me to I'll wait for you if you trust me too I'll wait on you in the gentleman's room I'll wait for you in the deep, deep blue
[Bridge] I already know what you would like me to do You don't have to wear that dress he likes Or anything at all, not the alpha type [Chorus] I'll wait for you if you want me to I'll wait for you if you trust me too I'll wait for you if you want me to I'll wait for you if you trust me too
WHIPPEDLASHED [Verse 1] Paris in the day London in the night Always just a flight With you Fuck you on the train Like I'm running trains Gotta entertain For you
[Verse 2] I can't believe what I said Leave what I saw I'd leave everyone that sung your wrongs Please, I'd live on one lung for you
GOLD COAST Met you in the club Coast of the dub Crew in the cut And they’re waitin’ on me Locks like leaves Bouncin’ in the breeze Tuggin’ on my sleeve like can we leave Midnight skin Blueberry hue Lie by you by the blue bayou Speak no fear Now we’re here
She said you’re holding up traffic Greens means go Don’t hesitate past this Green means go
Met you in Accra Front/back bar Dance on you and you dance on me Yes or no, well your hips don’t lie Talk in tongues, testify Sunrise skin, color of clay Bump all night and we sleep all day Sleep all day
In the yellow, yellow Yellow, yellow
Ya la la la la la Ya la la la la la
Holding up traffic, green means go Baby don’t go sentimental Reading is so fundamental Never dey rush in the yellow Cuz I need touchin’, so primal No interruptin’ what you know Hmm
Met you in Accra Labadi beach Body on you and your body on me Head says no but your heart don’t lie Talk in tongues, testify Sunrise skin, color of clay Bump all night and we sleep all day Sleep all day All day
In the yellow, yellow, Yellow, yellow
Ya la la la la la Ya la la la la la
So don’t waste no time the clock tick ticks While your waistline it rocks tick tick But I no fih give you no quick quick Tell your job you’re calling in sick sick So don’t waste no time the clock tick ticks While your waistline it rocks tick tick But I no fih give you no quick quick Call your job
(Slow Wind)
Outro Sunrise skin Color of clay Bump all night And we sleep all day Sleep all dayGOLD COAST. ONE WEEK. 7.9 #shortsMoses Sumney2024-07-02 | ...VINTAGE OUT EVERYWHERE NOW #newmusic #shortsMoses Sumney2024-06-05 | Directed by: Moses Sumney Director of Photography: Marcéll Rev Butler/Dancer: Brandon Mathis
Executive Producers: Violaine Etienne, Sara Greco, Moses Sumney Producer: Balint Seres Head of Production: JP Colombo Production Manager: Genesis Socorro Coordinator: Quinn Biddle Production Company: Serial Pictures
Stylist: Marcus Correa Choreographer: Tony Tzar Grooming: Marcela Osegueda
Editor: Niles Howard Assistant Editor: Jacob Bottorff Color House: Ethos Studio Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli Color Producer: Nat Tereshchenko VFX: HIMIA
1st AD: Conrad Curtis 2nd AD: Jack Peterson 1st AC: Mike Lemnitzer 2nd AC: Fred Porras Loader: Michelle Suh
Production Designer: John Richoux Set Decorator: Leah Bychurch SPFX: Benjamin Graham Draper: Cassie Hunter Set Dresser: Lance (Rico) Levulose, Rafael Chamagua, Mathew Banister
Gaffer: Danny Durr BBE: Jeff Gordon SLT: Connor Trees, Katelyn Adkisson, Frank Juarez, Zachary Emick, Jackson Mach
Key Grip: Jeff Kunkel BBG: Scott Carden Grip Driver: Dane Harvey Grip: Clayton Nepveux, Mike Carter
Stunt Choreographer: Vladimir Tevlovski Head of Production: Gabrielle Page Managing Director: Marlo Baird
Set Medic: Johnny Silva Playback: Aaron Liao Key PA: Marco Apun PA: Joey Horton
Camera: Arri Flim Lab: Fotokem Film Stock: Kodak Lighting: Light Force Grip: Grip Fix
"Vintage" was shot on a yet-to-be-released and never-before-used Kodak motion picture stock. Special thanks to the Kodak Motion Picture Team.
A TUNTUM PRODUCTION.Vintage song and video out Weds, June 5th! #shorts #newmusic #musicvideoMoses Sumney2024-06-03 | “Vintage” song & video out Wednesday June 5th! Link in bio to watch the premiere LIVE with me at 9am PT/12pm ET/5pm GMT.
Directed by Moses Sumney 🤝 DP’d by Marcell RévMoses Sumney - Vintage (Official Trailer)Moses Sumney2024-06-03 | ...6.5.24 | T-minus 1 week #shortsMoses Sumney2024-05-29 | ...RM feat. Moses Sumney - “Around the World in a Day” out now. #shorts #btsarmyMoses Sumney2024-05-28 | ...pretending I can read yet again #shortsMoses Sumney2024-05-27 | ft. @interviewmagazinedropping...when? #shorts #newmusicMoses Sumney2024-05-22 | ...Moses Sumney - Plastic (Live from Los Angeles)Moses Sumney2023-02-23 | Official video for "Plastic" by Moses Sumney from the film "A Performance in V Acts," a five-part concert film directed by the artist and shot at The Ford in Los Angeles.
Directed by Moses Sumney Director of Photography: Alexander Alexandrov
Created and Produced by TUNTUM Executive Producers: Moses Sumney, Justin Benoliel Producer: Eugenio Fernandez Abril, Lisa Mazzotta Production Company: Object & Animal
Music Direction, Vocals, Guitar: Moses Sumney Conducted by: Darian Thomas
String Co-Ordinator: Stephanie Matthews of String Candy Violin 1: Adé Williams Violin 2: Nadira Kimberly Viola: Nikki Shorts Cello: AJ Fanning
Styled by Moses Sumney in Dope Tavio & Kenneth Nicholson
Front of House Sound Engineer: Joel Gregg Monitor Engineer: Gryphon Graham
Live Visuals: Josh Finck Lighting Design: Cameron Pieratt
Camera Operator: Brendan Boyle Camera Operator: David Keninger Camera Operator: Gary Long Camera Operator: Mike McMillon Camera Operator: Jacqui Carriere 1st AC: Austin Suhr 1st AC: Sebastian Guerra Direct Sound: Jennifer Zhang DIT: Miko Hughes Hair & Make-Up: Marcela Osegueda Hair & Make-Up: T’ai Rising-Moore Production Assistant: Ignacio Soto Production Assistant: Juana Ruvalcaba Palos Production Assistant: Daniel Gilman
Editor: John O'Hara Additional Editor: Isaac Hoff Associate Editor: Dak Stiga Color Correction: Kaitlyn Battistelli from Ethos Studio
Sound Mixing: Claudio Cueni Mastering: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Audio
Special Thanks to: The Ford Theater, Johanna Rees, and the LA Phil; Maria Gironas and Vatana ShawMoses Sumney - Aromanticism [FULL ALBUM]Moses Sumney2022-09-22 | Aromanticism by Moses Sumney. Released by Jagjaguwar in 2017.
Tracklist: 00:00 1. Man on the Moon (reprise) 00:36 2. Don't Bother Calling 04:35 3. Plastic 07:43 4. Quarrel 14:30 5. Stoicism (interlude) 15:32 6. Lonely World 20:23 7. Make Out in My Car 23:00 8. The Cocoon-Eyed Baby (interlude) 24:06 9. Doomed 28:26 10. Indulge Me 31:50 11. Self-Help Tape 35:48 12. Did [vinyl-only hidden track]Moses Sumney - A Performance in V Acts (FULL FILM)Moses Sumney2022-09-01 | "A Performance in V Acts" is a five-act concert film by Moses Sumney shot at The Ford in Los Angeles on October 31st, 2021.
Directed by Moses Sumney Director of Photography: Alexander Alexandrov
Created and Produced by TUNTUM Executive Producers: Moses Sumney, Justin Benoliel Producers: Eugenio Fernández Abril, Lisa Mazzotta Production Company: Object & Animal
Music Direction, Vocals, Keys, Guitar: Moses Sumney Guitar, Clarinet, Synth: Mike Haldeman Bass, Keys: Aaron Liao Violin: Darian Thomas Drums: Ian Chang
String Co-Ordinator: Stephanie Matthews of String Candy Violin 1: Adé Williams Violin 2: Nadira Kimberly Viola: Nikki Shorts Cello: AJ Fanning
Front of House Sound Engineer: Joel Gregg Monitor Engineer: Gryphon Graham
Live Visuals: Josh Finck (Half State) Lighting Design: Cameron Pieratt
Camera Operator: Brendan Boyle Camera Operator: David Keninger Camera Operator: Gary Long Camera Operator: Mike McMillon Camera Operator: Jacqui Carriere 1st AC: Austin Suhr 1st AC: Sebastian Guerra Direct Sound: Jennifer Zhang DIT: Miko Hughes Hair & Make-Up: Marcela Osegueda Production Assistant: Ignacio Soto Production Assistant: Juana Ruvalcaba Palos Production Assistant: Daniel Gilman
Editor: John O'Hara Additional Editor: Isaac Hoff Associate Editor: Dak Stiga Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli from Ethos Studio
Sound Mixing: Claudio Cueni Mastering: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Audio
Styled by Moses Sumney in Dope Tavio, Kenneth Nicholson, Naassene, and Casa de Coco
Special Thanks to: YouTube Black Voices; The Ford Theater, Johanna Rees, and the LA Phil; Maria Gironas and Vatana Shaw,.
SETLIST
ACT I: Logos insula Virile Conveyor Quarrel
ACT II: Ethos Colouour In Bloom Cut me Bless me
ACT III: Pathos Bystanders Me in 20 Years Gagarin
ACT IV: Pathos Come to Me (Björk cover) Doomed
ACT V: ENCORE PlasticMoses Sumney - Come to Me (Björk Cover) & Doomed (Live from Los Angeles)Moses Sumney2022-08-24 | Official video for "Come to Me" (Björk Cover) & "Doomed" by Moses Sumney from the upcoming film "A Performance in V Acts," a five-part concert film directed by the artist and shot at The Ford in Los Angeles.
"A Performance in V Acts" is out August 31st on YouTube.
Directed by Moses Sumney Director of Photography: Alexander Alexandrov
Created and Produced by TUNTUM Executive Producers: Moses Sumney, Justin Benoliel Producer: Eugenio Fernandez Abril, Lisa Mazzotta Production Company: Object & Animal
Music Direction, Vocals: Moses Sumney Guitar: Mike Haldeman Violin: Darian Thomas Bass: Aaron Liao Drums: Ian Chang
Styled by Moses Sumney in Dope Tavio & Kenneth Nicholson
Front of House Sound Engineer: Joel Gregg Monitor Engineer: Gryphon Graham
Live Visuals: Josh Finck Lighting Design: Cameron Pieratt
Camera Operator: Brendan Boyle Camera Operator: David Keninger Camera Operator: Gary Long Camera Operator: Mike McMillon Camera Operator: Jacqui Carriere 1st AC: Austin Suhr 1st AC: Sebastian Guerra Direct Sound: Jennifer Zhang DIT: Miko Hughes Hair & Make-Up: Marcela Osegueda Hair & Make-Up: T’ai Rising-Moore Production Assistant: Ignacio Soto Production Assistant: Juana Ruvalcaba Palos Production Assistant: Daniel Gilman
Editor: John O'Hara Additional Editor: Isaac Hoff Associate Editor: Dak Stiga Color Correction: Kaitlyn Battistelli from Ethos Studio
Sound Mixing: Claudio Cueni Mastering: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Audio
Special Thanks to: The Ford Theater, Johanna Rees, and the LA Phil; Maria Gironas and Vatana ShawMoses Sumney - In Bloom (in the woods)Moses Sumney2022-04-13 | Official video for "In Bloom (in the woods)" by Moses Sumney, from the film "Blackalachia". Watch "Blackalachia": youtu.be/LX47qMIw_2o
Its accompanying album, "Live from Blackalachia", is out now. Listen to "Live From Blackalachia": mosessumney.ffm.to/blackalachia
Directed by Moses Sumney Cinematography: Cristina Dunlap Production by TUNTUM In association with WeTransfer Producers: Barret Hacia, Vatana Shaw Executive Producers: Moses Sumney, Phil Van Der Krogt, Danielle Boelling, Tiffany Yu, Liv Sidall, Suzanne Tromp, Alex Kahl, Holly Fraser
Featuring Music Direction, Vocals: Moses Sumney Guitar: Mike Haldeman Violin: Darian Thomas Bass: Aaron Liao Drums: Ben Sloan
Editor: Niles Howard Associate Producer: Spencer Kelly Associate Creative Producer: Dilly Gent
Audio Mixer: Ben Baptie Sound Engineer: Evan Bradford Sound Assistant: Mark Thompson Ambient Sound Engineer: Xandy Chelmis Drum Programming: Ian Chang Mastering: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound
Production Supervisor: Alicia Moore Assistant Production Supervisor: Spencer Kelly 1st AD: Peter Etherington 2nd AD: Colton Johnson
Choreographers: Moses Sumney, Gavin Stewart and Vanessa Owen of Stewart/Owen Dance
Low-fi Video: Josh Finck A-Cam Operator: Scott McKibben A-Cam 1st AC: Kane Pearson B-Cam Operator: Ashton Hammil B-Cam 1st AC: Andrew Anderson 2nd AC: Patrick Kral Steadicam Operator: Chris Smith Drone: Jan Balster DIT: Cameron Mendel BTS: Andrew Anderson
Techno Crane: Craig Nix Techno Operator: Ron Reeves Techno Head Tech: Ashton Hammil
Gaffer: German Valle Best Boy Electric: Frank Valle Key Grip: Bill Merrill Best Boy Grip: William "Billy" Wynn
Light Orbs: William Kennedy Set Dresser: Eve Nettles Stylist: Phil Gomez Assistant Stylist, Band Wardrobe: Casa de Coco HMU: Trina & Kahlani Jackson of Asheville Pro Lash
Production Assistants: Sarah Honeycutt, Jarrad Blackwell, Ryan Oslance, Keith Fitchpatric Assistant Editor: Minoli Despines, Jamie Thalman
VFX: Max Colt
Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli at Ethos Studio Ethos Head of Production: Brittany Carson Executive Producer: James Drew
Production Company: KBear, Inc. Head of Production: Barret Hacia Production Executive: Sean BlauBLACKALACHIA - Moses Sumney [Full-Length Film]Moses Sumney2021-12-08 | "Blackalachia" is Moses Sumney's feature-length directorial debut. Shot over two days in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, the performance film features songs from Sumney’s albums græ and Aromanticism.
Directed by Moses Sumney Cinematography: Cristina Dunlap Production by TUNTUM In association with WeTransfer Producers: Barret Hacia, Vatana Shaw Executive Producers: Moses Sumney, Phil Van Der Krogt, Danielle Boelling, Tiffany Yu, Liv Sidall, Suzanne Tromp, Alex Kahl, Holly Fraser
Featuring Music Direction, Vocals, Keys: Moses Sumney Guitar, Clarinet, Synth: Mike Haldeman Violin: Darian Thomas Bass, Keys: Aaron Liao Drums: Ben Sloan Tenor Saxophone: Serena Wiley Trombone: Derrick Johnson Alto Saxophone: Brian Horton
Editor: Niles Howard Associate Producer: Spencer Kelly Associate Creative Producer: Dilly Gent
Audio Mixer: Ben Baptie Sound Engineer: Evan Bradford Sound Assistant: Mark Thompson Ambient Sound Engineer: Xandy Chelmis Drum Programming: Ian Chang Mastering: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound
Production Supervisor: Alicia Moore Assistant Production Supervisor: Spencer Kelly 1st AD: Peter Etherington 2nd AD: Colton Johnson
Choreographers: Moses Sumney, Gavin Stewart and Vanessa Owen of Stewart/Owen Dance
Low-fi Video: Josh Finck A-Cam Operator: Scott McKibben A-Cam 1st AC: Kane Pearson B-Cam Operator: Ashton Hammil B-Cam 1st AC: Andrew Anderson 2nd AC: Patrick Kral Steadicam Operator: Chris Smith Drone: Jan Balster DIT: Cameron Mendel BTS: Andrew Anderson
Techno Crane: Craig Nix Techno Operator: Ron Reeves Techno Head Tech: Ashton Hammil
Gaffer: German Valle Best Boy Electric: Frank Valle Key Grip: Bill Merrill Best Boy Grip: William "Billy" Wynn
Light Orbs: William Kennedy Set Dresser: Eve Nettles Stylist: Phil Gomez Assistant Stylist, Band Wardrobe: Casa de Coco HMU: Trina & Kahlani Jackson of Asheville Pro Lash
Production Assistants: Sarah Honeycutt, Jarrad Blackwell, Ryan Oslance, Keith Fitchpatric Assistant Editor: Minoli Despines, Jamie Thalman
VFX: Max Colt
Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli at Ethos Studio Ethos Head of Production: Brittany Carson Executive Producer: James Drew
Production Company: KBear, Inc. Head of Production: Barret Hacia Production Executive: Sean Blau
Tracklist: 1. insula 2. Virile 3. Conveyor 4. Quarrel 5. In Bloom 6. space nation race place 7. Colouour 8. Plastic 9. Cut Me 10. Bless Me 11. Bystanders 12. Me in 20 Years 13. Doomed 14. Polly
All rights reserved by Moses Sumney and Tuntum, Inc.Blackalachia Trailer 1Moses Sumney2021-11-26 | Pre-Save Live From Blackalachia: mosessumney.ffm.to/blackalachiaMoses Sumney - Bystanders (in space)Moses Sumney2021-11-10 | Official video for "Bystanders (in space)" by Moses Sumney from the upcoming film "Blackalachia," and album "Live From Blackalachia. "
Directed by Moses Sumney Cinematography: Cristina Dunlap Production by TUNTUM In association with WeTransfer Producers: Moses Sumney, Barret Hacia, Vatana Shaw
Music Direction, Vocals: Moses Sumney Synth: Mike Haldeman
Editor: Niles Howard Associate Producer: Spencer Kelly Associate Creative Producer: Dilly Gent
Audio Mixer: Ben Baptie Sound Engineer: Evan Bradford Sound Assistant: Mark Thompson Mastering: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound
Production Supervisor: Alicia Moore Assistant Production Supervisor: Spencer Kelly 1st AD: Peter Etherington 2nd AD: Colton Johnson
1st AC: Kane Pearson, Andrew Anderson Steadicam operator: Chris Smith Gaffer: German Valle Key Grip: Bill Merrill
Stylist: Phil Gomez Assistant Stylist: Casa de Coco HMU: Trina & Kahlani Jackson of Asheville Pro Lash
Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli of Ethos Studio VFX: Max Colt
BYSTANDERS LYRICS Oh You wanna strip away Veracity is great But you'll bleed And all For a lukewarm embrace You serrate your face With glee
Don't waste your candor On bystanders They'll watch you waste, waste, waste, waste away
What's the use of confessing the truth To an executioner in a booth About the dueling forces in you? Now you barely remember your youth You used to embrace the eerie and helm Visitations from spirit realms Gifted to see between astral planes Now you plead to be plain
A bystander Of bygone standards They'll watch you waste away, waste away, waste away, waste away Don't waste your candor On bystanders They'll watch you waste away, waste away, waste away, waste away (Waste away, waste away, waste away) The minute you mitigate your fire (Waste away, waste away, waste away) The innocence of carnal desire (Waste away, waste away, waste away) Is stolen (Waste away, waste away, waste away) It's stolen (Waste away, waste away, waste away)
And it's true that the truth gives you free But when truth is a breach of decree Dying for praise from a gallery Whose morality is grey And they tie all their stones to your name And they cripple your bones with their shame Honesty is the most moral way But morality is greyMoses Sumney – The Unforgiven from The Metallica Blacklist [Official Audio]Moses Sumney2021-09-17 | Moses Sumney – "The Unforgiven" from The Metallica Blacklist
Produced by Moses Sumney Additional Production by Aaron Liao Vocal Arrangement and Performance by Moses Sumney Bass by Aaron Liao Mixed by Claudio Cueni Moses appears courtesy of TUNTUM
The Metallica Blacklist here: https://smarturl.it/MetallicaBlacklist All profits from this song go to Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation and Different Wrld Video by Aaron Hymes
Lyrics to “The Unforgiven”
New blood joins this Earth And quickly he's subdued Through constant pained disgrace The young boy learns their rules With time the child draws in This whipping boy done wrong Deprived of all his thoughts The young man struggles on and on, he's known Ooh, a vow unto his own That never from this day His will they'll take away What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be Never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven They dedicate their lives To running all of his He tries to please them all This bitter man he is Throughout his life the same He's battled constantly This fight he cannot win A tired man they see no longer cares The old man then prepares To die regretfully That old man here is me
What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be Never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be Never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven Oh, oh, oh Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven You labeled me I'll label you So I dub thee unforgiven Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven
You labeled me I'll label you So I dub thee unforgiven Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgivenMoses Sumney - Cant Believe It [T-Pain Cover] ft. Sam GendelMoses Sumney2021-09-10 | Moses Sumney -- "Can't Believe It" feat. Sam Gendel
Directed, Styled, Choreographed by Moses Sumney Cinematography by Josh Finck Edited by Niles Howard Co-Starring the 1956 MGA Roadster & the Monaco Dynasty RV Wardrobe Assistance by Coco Villa Movement Coaching by Stewart/Owen Dance Produced by TUNTUM
Set Assistance by Lucas York, Sage Stoneman, Gavin Stewart, Vanessa Owens, Michael-Jamar Jean Francois.
Special thanks to Caroline and Matthew York, Graham Langdon, and Western North Carolina.Moses Sumney - Live from Planet Afropunk [Full Performance]Moses Sumney2020-10-30 | Moses Sumney Live from Planet Afropunk, featuring music from "græ" and "Aromanticism."
Tracklist: 1. Virile 2. Conveyor 3. Cut Me 4. Plastic
Directed by Moses Sumney Creative Producer - Spencer Kelly Director of Photography - Andrew Anderson Produced by Leslie Raymond Styled by Phil Gomez Edited by Niles Howard Choreography by Moses Sumney and Stewart/Owen Dance
Aerial Cinematography by Jan Balster of 83 West Gimbal Operator - Daniel Judson Additional Camera - Josh Finck, Spencer Kelly Live Audio Engineer - Xandy Chelmis Wardrobe Assistant - Coco Villa HMU - Kahlani Cheri Production Assistant - Manny Figaro, Nico Guerra, Marco Guerra Floral Styling - Jillian Stewart
Musicians Guitar - Mike Haldeman Drummer - Ian Chang Violin - Darian Thomas Bass - Aaron Liao Tenor Saxophone - Serena Wiley Trombone - Jefferey Miller Soprano Saxophone - Randal Fisher
Mix Engineer - Claudio Cueni VFX - Daniel Judson Color - Gabriel Sanchez
Mobile Ad Truck Provided by Marketing on Wheels, LLC. Driver - Damon Harrison
Special thanks to The Chelmis Family, Ryan Oslance, Bayít Naassene, Vatana Shaw, and Afropunk.Moses Sumney - Bless Me (Live from Home)Moses Sumney2020-08-31 | From the double album græ. Order Now: mosessumney.ffm.to/grae
Co-directed by Moses Sumney and Sam Cannon Animation by Luigi Honorat VHS Printing by Josh Finck Edited by Sam Cannon Assistant Camera Spencer Kelly
It's so predictable To farm the parable From every tête-à-tête But when you see the end In every beginning Lessons are all you get
Bless me Before you go You're goin' nowhere with me
Met you in the wrestling pit You came when I needed it A body on top of me To teach me Stayed up past the witching hour You showed me your secret powers I wish That mine Could freeze time
Bless me Before you go You're goin' nowhere with me
Cupid has it out for me Gave me crooked alchemy Eros, Oh god of flings, Sees the beauty in all things But stupid's as stupid does I grasp your cloak because Maybe you'll grant me wings If I cling
Bless me Before you go You're goin' nowhere with me
You must be an angel Your conscience is clean Why would you soil yourself Wit a monster like me If the good lord sent ya The good lord can take ya back I hope when he comes for you You illuminate the path
(Bless me before you go) (Bless me before you go)
You're goin' nowhere with me You're goin' nowhere with me You're goin' nowhere with me You're goin' nowhere with me
Bless me Before you go You're goin' nowhere with me
Just because you Didn't love me The way I thought I should be loved Doesn't mean I Wasn't wanted Or I wasn't something To be proud of Bitter then, better now Olé, olé since you left me I guess I'll go count all My limbs and my blessings
So lucky me I had somebody show me there's another way to go Lucky me I have two eyes in the back fo my head And I am not dead Lucky me I have working hands and working feet And a waking memory of you and me When I need a way out... I remember.
I know that you don't fuck with me no more and that's okay I still feel you when I go to sleep and when I awake
Lucky me I had somebody who showed me there's another way to go Lucky me I found somebody who understands That I'm barely a man Lucky me I have working hands and working feet And a waking memory of you and me I had you I have* you
You're a star And although we bleed the same way The big world needs you more So go on again Be reckless with me; All things end So go So go on again Be honest with yourself All things end So go on pretend So go on again So go on again So go on againMoses Sumney - Keeps Me AliveMoses Sumney2020-06-15 | From the double album græ. Order Now: mosessumney.ffm.to/grae Vinyl Pre-order: https://www.secretlystore.com/grae-mo...
Co-directed by Josh Finck and Moses Sumney
KEEPS ME ALIVE
Finding it hard to differentiate Are my proclivities of society Or innate Well, the source is irrelevant When it comes to truth And the truth is I want the same thing that you do Childlike curiosity about my fate Is the only thing That makes me stay
It keeps me alive It keeps me alive It keeps me alive It keeps me breathin' right
And yet the holy grail beckons “Hey, your chalice could still be filled some day by someone”
Childlike curiosity about my fate Is the only thing that makes me stay Though I've never been a sucker for co-dependency I'm taken by the possibility
And so I come to isolation. Etymologically, isolation comes from “insula,” which means island. I-so-la-tion, isolation which literally means to be islanded! And somebody mentioned this to me the other day – actually my Cape Verdean hairdresser – because I asked her “how do you say this word in Portuguese?” and she said “Isolanda.” Like an island! Like you're-you're... you're... islanded. And I thought – that's exactly what I've been. My whole life. I've been islanded.Moses Sumney - Two DogsMoses Sumney2020-05-17 | From the double album græ. Order Now: mosessumney.ffm.to/grae Vinyl Pre-order: https://www.secretlystore.com/grae-mo...
Co-directed by Josh Finck and Moses Sumney
TWO DOGS
I had two dogs In the summer of 2004 One was boot black, The other whiter than a health food store
Medicine hogged The floor space on the back porch Donations my monarchs Saved up to take up to the poor
Oh the backyard sang A chorus of barks from Yin & Yang They played angel and demon But oh, I loved them just the same Ooh Strange how what heals can also kill
Ooh, ooh, ooh
I found two dogs On the hot concrete of the back porch One in amniotic vomit, The other in fetal contort
Medicine clogged Their stomachs till they overpoured Strange how what heals can also kill
They both went grey Adopting a putrid, lifeless stench I learned in death We all are unified in countenance
Oooh, ooh, ooh... Oooh, ooh, ooh...
Eyes bulging like they'd finally seen the truth
The typa shit a child forgets But the memory resets When you ask me in a worried fret Have you ever at least loved a pet?Moses Sumney - græ Listening PartyMoses Sumney2020-05-16 | ...Moses Sumney - BystandersMoses Sumney2020-05-15 | From the double album græ. Order Now: mosessumney.ffm.to/grae Vinyl Pre-order: secretlystore.com/grae-moses-sumney
Co-directed by Josh Finck and Moses Sumney
BYSTANDERS
Oh You wanna strip away Veracity is great But you'll bleed And all For a lukewarm embrace You serrate your face With glee
Don't waste your candor On bystanders They'll watch you waste away
What's the use of confessing the truth To an executioner in a booth About the dueling forces in you Now you barely remember your youth You used to embrace the eerie and helm Visitations from spirit realms Gifted to see between astral planes now you plead to be plain, a
Bystander Of bygone standards They'll watch you waste away Don't waste your candor On bystanders They'll watch you waste away
The minute you mitigate your fire (Waste away, waste away waste away) The innocence of carnal desire (Waste away, waste away waste away) Is stolen (Waste away, waste away waste away) It's stolen (Waste away, waste away waste away)
And it's true that the truth gives you free But when truth is a breach of decree Dying for praise from a gallery Whose morality is grey And they tie all their stones to your name And they cripple your bones with their shame, Honesty is the most moral way But morality is greyMoses Sumney - Bless Me (before you go)Moses Sumney2020-05-11 | From the double album græ. Order Now: mosessumney.ffm.to/grae Vinyl Pre-order: secretlystore.com/grae-moses-sumney
Co-directed by Moses Sumney and Josh Finck.
BLESS ME
It's so predictable To farm the parable From every tête-à-tête But when you see the end In every beginning Lessons are all you get
Bless me Before you go You're goin' nowhere with me
Met you in the wrestling pit You came when I needed it A body on top of me To teach me Stayed up past the witching hour You showed me your secret powers I wish That mine Could freeze time
Bless me Before you go You're goin' nowhere with me
Cupid has it out for me Gave me crooked alchemy Eros, Oh god of flings, Sees the beauty in all things But stupid's as stupid does I grasp your cloak because Maybe you'll grant me wings If I cling
Bless me Before you go You're goin' nowhere with me
You must be an angel Your conscience is clean Why would you soil yourself Wit a monster like me If the good lord sent ya The good lord can take ya back I hope when he comes for you You illuminate the path
(Bless me before you go) (Bless me before you go)
You're goin' nowhere with me You're goin' nowhere with me You're goin' nowhere with me You're goin' nowhere with me
Bless me Before you go You're goin' nowhere with me
Bless me Before you go
BEFORE YOU GO The ache The aching A lot of creation stories begin with separation The ache The ache What does it mean to be in love? The ache What does in love mean? What does in love mean? What does in love mean? I don't know – I don't. I'm in love everyday, I love – The ache The aching The aching When we die The aching We won't be together The aching You will never see that person again. Now goMoses Sumney - Cut Me [Official Video]Moses Sumney2020-03-31 | Official video for "Cut Me" by Moses Sumney from the double album græ. Order Now: mosessumney.ffm.to/grae Order græ on vinyl: secretlystore.com/grae-moses-sumney
Written & Directed by Moses Sumney Dancers: Emara Neymour-Jackson & Malachi Middleton Cinematography: Cristina Dunlap Choreography: Amy Gardner Producer: Whitney Jackson Wardrobe Stylist: Phil Gomez Editor: Wes Sanchez Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli at Ethos Studio Production Designer: John Richoux Art Director: Gunnar Deathridge Set Decorator: Leah Bychurch VFX: Eric Epstein
Executive Producer: Justin Benoliel Production company: Object & Animal Set Decorator: Leah Bychurch Makeup: Jacque Piotrowski Steadicam Operator: Kyler Jae 1st AC: Tevin Tex 2nd AC: Stevie Murrell Gaffer: Justin Garcia Key Grip: Lev Abrahamian Stunt Coordinator: James Lew Production Supervisor: Meredith Kurey Assistant Production Supervisor: Amanda Sayeg
CUT ME LYRICS When I'm weary And so worn out Ooh, when my mind's clouded and Filled with doubt That's when I feel The most alive Masochistic kisses Are how I thrive
A stiffness (in) Inside my neck (and) Bangin' my head (a) Against the desk (woah) If there's no pain (is) There any progress
That's when I feel The most alive Endurance Is the source of my pride
Might not be healthy for me but seemingly I need What cuts me, cuts me, cuts me, cut me, cut me, cut me
Guess I'm a true immigrant son No vacancies, no vacations Sure, I could do better than this But I don't, I wont, I don't
Might not be healthy for me but seemingly I need What cuts me, cuts me, cuts me, cut me, cut me, cut me
All aboard the bulletin board The machine I animorph into an organ A spleen Private school boy in uniform Assembly I will assume form Join the workforce The colony
Conveyor for you Conveyor for you
The fire ants die for a chance At the queen The carpenter bee dies when he finally Leaves a sting To be a vein runnin' through your vain body I will step on a belt, put my life on a shelf One of many
Conveyor for you Conveyor for you
boxes
We have no place that we can claim without contention We are constructing a whole new edifice of boxes to put people in To protect a space inside which you can exist Very concerned about giving names (giving names) Dissatisfaction seems like the natural byproduct of identification I truly believe that people who define you control you And the most significant thing that any person can do but especially black women and men is to think about who gave them their definitions and rewrite those definitions for themselvesMoses Sumney - GagarinMoses Sumney2020-02-21 | From “græ: Part 1,” out now. mosessumney.ffm.to/grae Order græ on vinyl: secretlystore.com/grae-moses-sumney
Visual by Josh Finck
Gagarin
[intro, in a bar: my life, to something, something bigger, than me]
I wish I could dedicate my life My life to something bigger Something bigger than me The earth ever spins on its axis I'm spinning in echopraxis My life does not belong to me
I gave my life To something Something bigger Than me
The galaxy's a broken mirror Slowly the asteroid gets nearer My strife does not belong to me
For that big blue bold I'll let go For the gold medal Surrender
Isolation comes from “insula” which means island Isolation comes from “insula” which means island Isolation comes from “insula” which means island Isolation comes from “insula” which means island
I insist upon my right to be multiple. I insist upon my right to be multiple – even more so, I insist upon the recognition of my multiplicity.
All things encompassed in one
I – I really do insist that others recognize my inherent multiplicity. What I no longer do is take pains to explain it or defend it. That is an exhausting, repetitive, and draining project, to constantly explain and defend one's multiplicity. So I've reached a point where I am aware of my inherent multiplicity. And anyone wishing to meaningfully engage with me or my work must be too. (Must be two.)
When I was a little boy I'd scream at vague, misty nights Yet breathe out smoke with no fire I'd become one with what I was scared of I fell in love with the in-between Coloring in the margins Yet the romance of the undefined Was a threatening lie in their eyes
They say Oh, who is he? Nobody. Hello, who is he? Nobody.
I'm not at peace with dying alone But I am not at war either No, I am planted on the shore knowing The ashen tide may or may not rise
Cuz in the valley of the sure You cannot be neither/nor You're fated to pick a door Only the lonely are lukewarm
They say Oh, who is he? Nobody Hello, who is he? Nobody
Is it a ghost Is it a plane Is it a shiver Down your spine Is it delusion Is it confused Is it contusion of a hard-earned truth?
In the meantime, we'll get it straight I hope our friendship can recuperate Cuz I've held you in place Of a wife, in the space A spouse would hold Only with you I'm safe
In bloom with room to grow I'm only watering the seeds you sowed In my heart, in my chest Six feet beneath the flesh When you held my hand But you sighed BFF
I hope you're not another supplement For absent relationships, cuz When we're close In a car Or in a store Or in a bar Sometimes I want to kiss my friends
You don't want that... do ya? You just want someone to listen to ya Who aint tryna screw ya (Ooh yea) I swear I want that too, yeah I just want someone to listen to me Who aint tryna do me
As the night becomes dawn You and I become one You take my face in palm And call me the morning sunMoses Sumney - Cut Me [Official Audio]Moses Sumney2020-02-07 | "Cut Me" by Moses Sumney from the forthcoming double album græ. Pre-Order Now: mosessumney.ffm.to/grae Order græ on vinyl: secretlystore.com/grae-moses-sumney
Visual by Sam Cannon
CUT ME
When I'm weary And so worn out Ooh, when my mind's clouded and Filled with doubt That's when I feel The most alive Masochistic kisses Are how I thrive
A stiffness (in) Inside my neck (and) Bangin' my head (a) Against the desk (woah) If there's no pain (is) There any progress
That's when I feel The most alive Endurance Is the source of my pride
Might not be healthy for me but seemingly I need What cuts me, cuts me, cuts me, cut me, cut me, cut me
Guess I'm a true immigrant son No vacancies, no vacations Sure, I could do better than this But I don't, I wont, I don't
Might not be healthy for me but seemingly I need What cuts me, cuts me, cuts me, cut me, cut me, cut me
ME IN TWENTY YEARS Hey, after all these years I'm still here, fingers outstretched With your imprint in my bed A pit so big I lay on the edge Will love let me down again? Oh no No it won't get in I'm left wonderin' If it's written on my urn That I'll burn alone Like a star
I wonder how i'll sleep at night With a cavity by my side And nothing left to hold but pride, will I Hold out for more time?
Hey me in twenty years Does your milk still Turn to rot too soon? Do you still hoard souvenirs And make them mirrors Of sentimental veneer?
I wonder how I'll sleep at night With a cavity by my side And nothing left to hold but pride, will I
hold out A little bit more A little bit more, more just a little bit more A little bit more, more just a little bit more A little bit longer, just a little bit more A little bit longer, just a little bit more A little bit longer, just a little bit more A little bit more, more just a little bit more A little bit more, more just a little bit more
And I wonder how I'll sleep at night With a cavity right by my side And nothing left to hold but pride of mine Is it laced within my DNA To be braced in endless January Have I become the cavity I feared? Ask me in twenty years.Moses Sumney - PollyMoses Sumney2019-12-13 | Visual by Moses Sumney & Sam Cannon Order græ on vinyl: secretlystore.com/grae-moses-sumney
POLLY You remain in motion Bottom of the ocean Not yet sick of sycophants Tellin' you their true lies Like, “no moon is higher” Hollow as a hallway Your fist fits right through me If I split my body into two men Would you then love me better Octopus myself so you weather this sea, sea, sea polly sea, sea, sea polly see, see, see, see me
You love dancin' with me Or you just love dancin' Polly, polly, polly
I don't wanna live here Sometimes don't wanna live at all I want to be cotton candy In the mouth of many a lover Saccharine and slick technicolor I'll dissolve I know that won't solve this (I want to dissolve) Evolve into rain and spit You make me go unstitched
Are you dancin' with me Or just merely dancn' Polly polly polly
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Am I just your Friday dick? Cornucopia of just-in-cases You'll never have to chase this
Woah, polly, polly, Obviously don't think much of me Polly, polly, polly, polly, polly oohMoses Sumney - Virile [Official Video]Moses Sumney2019-11-14 | Official Video for “Virile” by Moses Sumney from the forthcoming double album græ, out on Jagjaguwar in 2020. Pre-Order Now: mosessumney.ffm.to/grae Order græ on vinyl: secretlystore.com/grae-moses-sumney
Written & Directed by Moses Sumney Cinematography: Corey C. Waters Choreography: Moses Sumney & Chris Emile Producer: Whitney Jackson Wardrobe Stylist: Moses Sumney Editor: Niles Howard Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli at Ethos Studio Production Designer: John Richoux Art Director: Gunnar Deathridge
Set Decorator: Leah Bychurch Prop Master: Mason Reynolds Production Supervisor: Meredith Kurey Steadicam: Nick Muller 1st AC: Seth Lawrence Drone Pilot: Michael Izquierdo Drone Cam Op: Caleb Descognets Gaffer: Jay Harmon BBE: Khashi Tahamtan Key Grip: Jon Brooker BBG: Eric Sanchez Lady Bugs: Bob Dunn's Animal Services VFX: Max Colt @ Frender Additional Compositing: Eric Epstein
Special Thanks: Vinson Fraley Jr., Allie Avitalincoming...Moses Sumney2019-11-13 | ...