Moses Sumney

Black in Deep Red, 2014

This being my entry to Moses Sumney's music, this is a pretty good first impression. While I wish the EP was slightly longer, and wished that some musical ideas would have been developed further, this short EP get's me excited for where Moses is going next. Sonically it's a luscious and well constructed piece of jazz infused art-pop that have some of the best production i've heard in a while. It's eerie yet blissful, catchy yet artistic and very interesting to say the lest. However, the lyrical ... read more

A brief, poignant, powerful and commanding call-to-action.

Seppur di brevissima durata, in Black in Deep Red, 2014 il talento di Moses Sumney si insinua tra tutte le fessure, irradiando il centro nel quale risiedono le emozioni umane con la sua devastante trasparenza. Le due tracce sono piuttosto un contesto disegnato per introdurre il vero fulcro dell’EP - ovvero la traccia finale Rank & File - nel quale si palesa con evidenza anche il tema portante che ha infiammato il progetto: il racconto della prima ed ultima volta in cui l’artista ... read more

"Black in Deep Red, 2014" is an amazing addition to the discography of Moses Sumney; being different enough from "Aromanticism" to please his old fans and also interest some people new to his music. In these three songs, Moses shows what he's all about and how he does it. 'It' being the message, the sonics and/or the lyrics of his songs.