Devours

Devours is the stage name of Jeff Cancade, a Canadian electronic musician.[1]

Devours
Birth nameJeff Cancade
OriginNanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
GenresElectronic pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, producer, composer
Years active2013-present
LabelsArtoffact Records, Locksley Tapes

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,[5] and debut full-length album Late Bloomer on April 15, 2016 via the independent label Locksley Tapes.[6]

In 2018, he signed to Artoffact Records,[7] releasing his second album Iconoclast on that label in March 2019.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10] Outside of Devours, Cancade has also composed music for television and film.[4]

Discography
  • Dignity (2013)
  • 21st & Main (2014)
  • Avalon (2015)
  • Late Bloomer (2016)
  • Iconoclast (2019)
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References
  1. "B.C. queer indie synth-pop artist Devours is ‘open and vulnerable’ at last". The Globe and Mail, April 2, 2019.
  2. "Artist Spotlight: Devours". The Runner, April 1, 2019.
  3. "Devours: Passion Emergent". Discorder, April 2016.
  4. "Devours is Nanaimo's Second Biggest Export". Noisey, July 10, 2014.
  5. "Devours 'Late Bloomer' (album stream)". Exclaim!, April 11, 2016.
  6. "Devours gets seriously focused on Late Bloomer". The Georgia Straight, April 6, 2016.
  7. "Devours Signs to Artoffact Records for Sophomore Album 'Iconoclast'". Exclaim!, November 14, 2018.
  8. "ALBUM PREMIERE: Devours Passionately Embraces Their Queer Identity". BeatRoute, March 5, 2019.
  9. "Devours Introduces Us to the "Curmudgeon" in New Video". Exclaim!, February 20, 2019.
  10. "B.C. queer indie synth-pop artist Devours is ‘open and vulnerable’ at last". The Globe and Mail, April 2, 2019.


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