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

In 2018, he signed to Artoffact Records,[6] releasing his second album Iconoclast on that label in March 2019.[7] 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.[8]

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.[1] 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)
  • Escape from Planet Devours (2021)
  • Homecoming Queen (2023)

References
  1. Ligeti, Arik (2 April 2019). "Queer synth-pop artist Devours on masculinity, body image and his split from religion". The Globe and Mail.
  2. Laube, Aly (1 April 2019). "Artist Spotlight: Devours". The Runner.
  3. "Devours: Passion Emergent". Discorder, April 2016.
  4. Bouchard, Greg (10 July 2014). "Devours is Nanaimo's Second Biggest Export". Vice.
  5. Adams, Gregory (11 April 2016). "Devours 'Late Bloomer'". exclaim.ca.
  6. Theissen, Brock (14 November 2018). "Devours Signs to Artoffact Records for Sophomore Album 'Iconoclast'". exclaim.ca.
  7. Lopez, Joey (5 March 2019). "Devours Passionately Embraces Their Queer Identity". BeatRoute. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019.
  8. Theissen, Brock (20 February 2019). "Devours Introduces Us to the "Curmudgeon" in New Video". exclaim.ca.


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