Sean Nicholas Savage

Montreal’s godfather of avant-pop and Arbutus vet, Sean Nicholas Savage is in the midst of a dizzying revival. Couched in layers of incriminatingly creepy lyricism, his latest release, Other Life, is a brilliantly introspective post-heartbreak deluge incapable of feeling shame.

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An entire community has developed around Montreal indie guru Sean Nicholas Savage, even as he’s remained out of the limelight; his acolytes include Mac DeMarco and Majical Cloudz. The cover of Savage’s latest, Other Life, depicts two Sean Nicholas Savages, one peering out from behind the other like a shadow. The ideas of a fractured self and the blurring of reality and illusion are reflected throughout the album, from the lyrical themes to Savage’s use of cheesy, simplistic adult-contemporary instrumentation as a medium to convey poignant and fairly devastating sentiments.

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