Abby Sage Announces Debut Album 'The Rot,' Shares "Obstruction"
The Toronto-born singer-songwriter's full-length arrives in March
"My last projects were quite observational," Sage said in a release. "I didn't do as much internal digging as I would have liked. I was observing more than digesting my own self. More and more, I've been spending time in London reconnecting with my mom's side of the family. Having a home away from home to work has opened up so many new perspectives allowing me to explore a different side of myself and my music."
Of the itchy, string-laden new single, she added, "In 'Obstruction,' I wanted to personify a pestering thought. I think it was an important song for me to release a memory I had been holding on to for a while. It's a thought that doesn't leave you no matter how hard you try. It shows up in your living room, in your day-to-day tasks. I wanted to use very literal and realized language to describe the process of getting rid of it, 'cut it out with a knife'… That felt like such a beautiful visual to me, physically cutting out a memory with a sharp knife."
Watch the "Obstruction" video below, where you'll also find the album tracklist.
The Rot:
1. Milk
2. Three Floors, Three Doors
3. Jude
4. Phantom Arm
5. Hunger
6. Soak
7. Obstruction
8. Little Dove (interlude)
9. Back & Bone
10. The Rot
Pre-order The Rot.