Moses Sumney

Moses Sumney grew up in Los Angeles with Ghanaian heritage, and his music reflects that mix of influences. He started playing piano early and got into experimental sounds as a teenager, which shows in how he approaches songwriting. His debut album 'Mid-City Idyll' came out in 2014 and got attention for its careful arrangements and his distinctive voice.

He followed that with 'Aromanticism' in 2017 and 'Græ' in 2020, each record building on what came before without repeating it. Songs like 'Me In 20 Years' and 'Doomed' have a way of feeling both spacious and intimate, with lyrics that sit with questions about identity and connection. He works mostly as a solo musician, bringing in different players for recordings and shows where he might rearrange things on the spot.

There was some noise around a plagiarism claim in 2017, which he denied, and he addressed parts of that experience in his writing afterward. What comes through in his music isn't a grand statement but a particular kind of quiet attention to sound and feeling, using his voice in ways that feel both fragile and deliberate.