Moses Sumney

Moses Sumney

14093 fans

Drawing on a mishmash of influences to create a sprawling, genre-defying style of music which he has previously described as a fusion of art rock and Black Classical, Californian singer-songwriter Moses Sumney has soared to prominence since first introducing the world to his supple vocals and avant-garde arrangements in 2014. Born in San Bernardino on May 19th, 1991, partially raised in his parents’ homeland of Ghana, and eventually based out of Asheville, North Carolina, Sumney first cut his teeth in the industry as a music journalist, learning the tricks of the trade and making some valuable connections along the way. He debuted as a singer and guitarist in 2014 with the ethereal, acoustic offering “Man on the Moon”, a self-released precursor to his first EP, Mid-City Island, which arrived later the same year. After a brief stint on independent label Terrible Records and a string of high-profile collaborations with Beck, Hundred Waters, Chance The Rapper and Skrillex, he inked a deal in 2016 with prominent indie imprint Jagjaguwar, with whom he quickly released his second EP, Lamentations. Complete with bass guitar contributions from Thundercat, the project drummed up significant critical acclaim, neatly segueing into the release of Sumney’s 2017 debut album, Aromanticism. Packed with ponderings on 21st century relationships and modern masculinities, it achieved widespread praise, also reaching #139 in the Belgian charts. With its lead single, “Doomed”, featured in the hit TV series Orange Is the New Black and Westworld, he continued to raise his profile, later inviting cult favourites Sufjan Stevens and James Blake to reinterpret the album track “Make Out in My Car” on a 2018 remix EP. Between further collaborations with like-minded stars including Blake, Bon Iver and Woodkid, Sumney found the time to complete a sophomore album, græ, which arrived in two instalments in the first half of 2020, peaking at #28 on the Billboard 200.

Top tracks

04
Make Out in My Car (Sufjan Stevens Version)
Sufjan Stevens
Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite
02:47
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
02
Don't Bother Calling
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
04:00
Composers: Moses Sumney
09
Doomed
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
04:27
Composers: Moses Sumney
01
I Like It I Like It
Moses Sumney
I Like It I Like It
04:10
Composers: Moses Sumney - Quickly, Quickly
03
Plastic
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
03:09
Composers: Moses Sumney
06
Lonely World
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
04:49
Composers: Moses Sumney
04
Quarrel
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
06:46
Composers: Moses Sumney
09
Around the world in a day (feat. Moses Sumney)
RM
Right Place, Wrong Person
04:17
Writer: 김아일 - 은희영 - Jclef - No Identity - gimjonny - RM - Moses Sumney - San Yawn - JNKYRD / Composers: 김아일 - 은희영 - Jclef - No Identity - gimjonny - RM - Moses Sumney - San Yawn - JNKYRD
10
Indulge Me
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
03:16
Composers: Moses Sumney
05
Stoicism
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
01:02
Composers: Moses Sumney
07
Make Out in My Car
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
02:36
Composers: Moses Sumney
01
Cut Me
Moses Sumney
Cut Me
04:10
Writer: Moses Sumney - Adult Jazz - Daniel Lopatin / Composers: Moses Sumney - Adult Jazz - Daniel Lopatin
01
The Other Lover
Little Dragon
The Other Lover
04:04
Writer: Håkan Wirenstrand - Fredrik Wallin - Yukimi Nagano - Erik Bodin
08
The Cocoon-Eyed Baby
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
01:09
Composers: Moses Sumney
03
Polly
Moses Sumney
Cut Me
03:38
Writer: Moses Sumney - Tom Gallo / Composers: Moses Sumney - Tom Gallo
16
Plastic
Moses Sumney
Insecure: Music from the HBO Original Series
03:29
Composers: N/A
01
Vintage
Moses Sumney
Vintage
03:42
Composers: Moses Sumney - Graham Jonson - Elliot Cleverdon
12
The Unforgiven
Moses Sumney
The Metallica Blacklist
05:33
Composers: James Hetfield - Lars Ulrich - Kirk Hammett
04
Keeps Me Alive
Moses Sumney
græ
02:56
Composers: Moses Sumney
01
Me in 20 Years
Moses Sumney
Me in 20 Years
03:40
Writer: Moses Sumney - Matthew Otto / Composers: Moses Sumney - Matthew Otto
04
Cassidy
Moses Sumney
Day of the Dead
03:13
Writer: John Barlow / Composers: Bob Weir
01
In Bloom (in the woods)
Moses Sumney
In Bloom (in the woods)
04:43
Writer: Moses Sumney / Composers: Moses Sumney
09
Colouour
Moses Sumney
græ
03:07
Composers: Moses Sumney - FKJ
07
Gagarin
Moses Sumney
græ
05:54
Composers: Moses Sumney - Esbjörn Svensson - Dan Berglund - Magnus Öström
08
before you go
Moses Sumney
græ
02:05
Composers: Moses Sumney - Taiye Selasi - MICHAELA COEL - Ezra Miller
08
jill/jack
Moses Sumney
græ
01:33
Composers: Moses Sumney - Jill Scott
03
Get It B4
Moses Sumney
The Idol Episode 3
04:22
Writer: Moses Sumney - Roman GianArthur - Jarrett Goodly / Composers: Moses Sumney - Roman GianArthur - Jarrett Goodly
01
Everlasting Sigh
Moses Sumney
Everlasting Sigh
03:53
Composers: Moses Sumney
01
Cut Me - A COLORS SHOW
Moses Sumney
Cut Me - A COLORS SHOW
04:43
Writer: Moses Sumney - Adult Jazz - Daniel Lopatin / Composers: Moses Sumney - Adult Jazz - Daniel Lopatin
46
Fence
Son Lux
Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:36
Composers: Moses Sumney - Ryan Lott - Rafiq Bhatia
03
Rank & File
Moses Sumney
Black in Deep Red, 2014
03:41
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
15
Shed You
Tessa Thompson
CREED: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
03:19
Writer: Ludwig Göransson - Moses Sumney - Tessa Thompson
03
Make Out in My Car (James Blake Version)
James Blake
Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite
04:15
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
03
In Bloom
Moses Sumney
græ
03:02
Composers: Moses Sumney
01
Make Out in My Car (Extended Version)
Moses Sumney
Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite
04:33
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
01
Gold Coast
Moses Sumney
Gold Coast
03:40
Composers: Moses Sumney - Graham Jonson - Elliot Cleverdon
02
Pleas
Moses Sumney
Seeds / Pleas
04:18
Writer: Moses Sumney
07
Bless Me
Moses Sumney
græ
04:59
Composers: Moses Sumney
03
Is It Cold In The Water?
Moses Sumney
TRANSA
03:55
Writer: Sophie Xeon - Calia Thompson-Hannant / Composers: Sophie Xeon - Calia Thompson-Hannant
04
Quarrel
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
07:16
02
Proud to Be
Moses Sumney
Lamentations
04:05
Composers: Moses Sumney
10
also also also and and and
Moses Sumney
græ
01:31
Composers: Moses Sumney - FKJ - Taiye Selasi - Ezra Miller
03
Worth It
Moses Sumney
Lamentations
03:06
Composers: Moses Sumney
07
Colouour
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
03:45
01
Soon It Will Be Fire (feat. Moses Sumney)
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Soon It Will Be Fire (feat. Moses Sumney)
09:29
Composers: Richard Youngs
07
The Other Lover (Little Dragon Vocal Celebration Mix)
Little Dragon
New Me, Same Us Remix EP
06:19
Composers: Yukimi Eleanor Nagano - Erik Oskar Bodin - Håkan Wirenstrand
01
I'm Better (I'm Bad)
Moses Sumney
Sophcore
04:49
Composers: Moses Sumney - Roman Irvin - Jarrett Goodly
01
Title Of This Song
Moses Sumney
Beck Song Reader
04:55
Composers: Beck Hansen
02
Call-to-Arms
Moses Sumney
Black in Deep Red, 2014
03:37
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
01
Two Dogs
Moses Sumney
græ
03:56
Composers: Moses Sumney - Daniel Lopatin
01
Bystanders (in space)
Moses Sumney
Bystanders (in space)
04:30
Writer: Moses Sumney / Composers: Moses Sumney
04
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Moses Sumney
TRANSA
05:27
Writer: Sylvester James Jr. - James Wirrick / Composers: Sylvester James Jr. - James Wirrick
12
Me in 20 Years
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
03:44
01
Ascension
Moses Sumney
Lamentations
03:54
Composers: Moses Sumney
01
insula
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
02:00
02
Make Out in My Car (Alex Isley Version)
Alex Isley
Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite
04:30
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
01
Lonely World (Lamentations Version)
Moses Sumney
Lonely World (Lamentations Version)
04:48
Composers: Moses Sumney
04
Virile
Moses Sumney
græ
04:16
Writer: Moses Sumney / Composers: Moses Sumney - Noah Kardos-Fein
01
Can't Believe It
Moses Sumney
Can't Believe It
04:39
03
Whippedlashed
Moses Sumney
Sophcore
01:01
Composers: Moses Sumney - Graham Jonson
05
Conveyor
Moses Sumney
græ
03:23
Composers: Moses Sumney - YVETTE
02
Bystanders
Moses Sumney
græ
04:14
Composers: Moses Sumney - Matthew Otto - Daniel Lopatin
05
Incantation
Moses Sumney
Lamentations
03:34
Composers: Moses Sumney
02
Man On The Moon
Moses Sumney
Mid-City Island
03:12
Composers: Moses Sumney
01
Seeds
Moses Sumney
Seeds / Pleas
03:54
Writer: Moses Sumney
01
Hey Girl(s)
Moses Sumney
Hey Girl (s)
03:48
Composers: Moses Sumney - Zach Cooper - Vic Dimotsis
14
Polly
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
05:25
06
Love's Refrain
Moses Sumney
Sophcore
03:47
Composers: Moses Sumney
08
Plastic
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
03:19
09
Bless Me
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
08:15
05
Hey Girl
Moses Sumney
Sophcore
03:35
Composers: Moses Sumney - Vic Dimotsis - Zach Cooper
11
Neither/Nor
Moses Sumney
græ
05:26
Composers: Moses Sumney
03
Conveyor
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
05:41
13
Doomed
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
05:46
03
Mumblin'
Moses Sumney
Mid-City Island
04:52
Composers: Moses Sumney
06
boxes
Moses Sumney
græ
01:22
Composers: Moses Sumney - Michael Chabon - Ezra Miller - Ayesha K. Faines - Taiye Selasi
10
Cut Me
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
04:35
05
Lucky Me
Moses Sumney
græ
04:57
Composers: Moses Sumney - James Blake
06
and so I come to isolation
Moses Sumney
græ
00:49
Composers: Moses Sumney - Taiye Selasi
01
O Mistress Mine
Michael Thurber
O Mistress Mine
02:07
Composers: Michael Thurber - Moses Sumney
02
Virile
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
05:16
01
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Moses & Lyra Version)
Moses Sumney
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Moses & Lyra Version)
05:25
Writer: Sylvester James Jr. - James Wirrick / Composers: Sylvester James Jr. - James Wirrick
06
space nation race place
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
00:30

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  • Discography
Albums
Live From Blackalachia
2021 TUNTUM
10-12-2021
Live From Blackalachia
01
insula
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
02:00
02
Virile
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
05:16
03
Conveyor
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
05:41
04
Quarrel
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
07:16
05
In Bloom (in the woods)
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
04:43
06
space nation race place
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
00:30
07
Colouour
Moses Sumney
Live From Blackalachia
03:45
Access the complete album info (14 songs)
græ
2020 Jagjaguwar
15-05-2020
græ
01
insula
Moses Sumney
græ
00:46
Composers: Moses Sumney - Taiye Selasi - Ayesha K. Faines
02
Cut Me
Moses Sumney
græ
04:10
Writer: Moses Sumney - Adult Jazz - Daniel Lopatin / Composers: Moses Sumney - Adult Jazz - Daniel Lopatin
03
In Bloom
Moses Sumney
græ
03:02
Composers: Moses Sumney
04
Virile
Moses Sumney
græ
04:16
Writer: Moses Sumney / Composers: Moses Sumney - Noah Kardos-Fein
05
Conveyor
Moses Sumney
græ
03:23
Composers: Moses Sumney - YVETTE
06
boxes
Moses Sumney
græ
01:22
Composers: Moses Sumney - Michael Chabon - Ezra Miller - Ayesha K. Faines - Taiye Selasi
07
Gagarin
Moses Sumney
græ
05:54
Composers: Moses Sumney - Esbjörn Svensson - Dan Berglund - Magnus Öström
Access the complete album info (20 songs)
Aromanticism
2017 Jagjaguwar
17-09-2017
Aromanticism
01
Man on the Moon (Reprise)
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
00:37
Composers: Moses Sumney
02
Don't Bother Calling
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
04:00
Composers: Moses Sumney
03
Plastic
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
03:09
Composers: Moses Sumney
04
Quarrel
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
06:46
Composers: Moses Sumney
05
Stoicism
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
01:02
Composers: Moses Sumney
06
Lonely World
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
04:49
Composers: Moses Sumney
07
Make Out in My Car
Moses Sumney
Aromanticism
02:36
Composers: Moses Sumney
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
EPs
Sophcore
(P) 2024 TUNTUM Records
02-08-2024
Sophcore
01
I'm Better (I'm Bad)
Moses Sumney
Sophcore
04:49
Composers: Moses Sumney - Roman Irvin - Jarrett Goodly
02
Vintage
Moses Sumney
Sophcore
03:42
Composers: Moses Sumney - Graham Jonson - Elliot Cleverdon
03
Whippedlashed
Moses Sumney
Sophcore
01:01
Composers: Moses Sumney - Graham Jonson
04
Gold Coast
Moses Sumney
Sophcore
03:40
Composers: Moses Sumney - Graham Jonson - Elliot Cleverdon
05
Hey Girl
Moses Sumney
Sophcore
03:35
Composers: Moses Sumney - Vic Dimotsis - Zach Cooper
06
Love's Refrain
Moses Sumney
Sophcore
03:47
Composers: Moses Sumney
The Idol Episode 3
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc., marketed by Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
19-06-2023
The Idol Episode 3
01
A Lesser Man
The Weeknd
The Idol Episode 3
04:59
Writer: The Weeknd - MIKE DEAN - Sam Levinson / Composers: The Weeknd - MIKE DEAN - Sam Levinson
02
Take Me Back
The Weeknd
The Idol Episode 3
03:48
Writer: MIKE DEAN - Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville - Abel Tesfaye / Composers: MIKE DEAN - Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville - Abel Tesfaye
03
Get It B4
Moses Sumney
The Idol Episode 3
04:22
Writer: Moses Sumney - Roman GianArthur - Jarrett Goodly / Composers: Moses Sumney - Roman GianArthur - Jarrett Goodly
The Idol Episode 3 (Music from the HBO Original Series)
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc., marketed by Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
19-06-2023
The Idol Episode 3 (Music from the HBO Original Series)
01
A Lesser Man
The Weeknd
The Idol Episode 3 (Music from the HBO Original Series)
04:59
Writer: The Weeknd - MIKE DEAN - Sam Levinson / Composers: The Weeknd - MIKE DEAN - Sam Levinson
02
Take Me Back
The Weeknd
The Idol Episode 3 (Music from the HBO Original Series)
03:48
Writer: MIKE DEAN - Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville - Abel Tesfaye / Composers: MIKE DEAN - Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville - Abel Tesfaye
03
Get It B4
Moses Sumney
The Idol Episode 3 (Music from the HBO Original Series)
04:22
Writer: Moses Sumney - Roman GianArthur - Jarrett Goodly / Composers: Moses Sumney - Roman GianArthur - Jarrett Goodly
Bryce Dessner: Tenebre
resonanzraum records
20-09-2019
Bryce Dessner: Tenebre
01
Tenebre
Ensemble Resonanz
Bryce Dessner: Tenebre
15:40
Composers: Bryce Dessner
Black in Deep Red, 2014
2018 Jagjaguwar
10-08-2018
Black in Deep Red, 2014
01
Power?
Moses Sumney
Black in Deep Red, 2014
01:49
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
02
Call-to-Arms
Moses Sumney
Black in Deep Red, 2014
03:37
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
03
Rank & File
Moses Sumney
Black in Deep Red, 2014
03:41
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite
2018 Jagjaguwar
25-05-2018
Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite
01
Make Out in My Car (Extended Version)
Moses Sumney
Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite
04:33
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
02
Make Out in My Car (Alex Isley Version)
Alex Isley
Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite
04:30
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
03
Make Out in My Car (James Blake Version)
James Blake
Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite
04:15
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
04
Make Out in My Car (Sufjan Stevens Version)
Sufjan Stevens
Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite
02:47
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
Lamentations
2016 Jagjaguwar
30-09-2016
Lamentations
01
Ascension
Moses Sumney
Lamentations
03:54
Composers: Moses Sumney
02
Proud to Be
Moses Sumney
Lamentations
04:05
Composers: Moses Sumney
03
Worth It
Moses Sumney
Lamentations
03:06
Composers: Moses Sumney
04
Lonely World (Lamentations Version)
Moses Sumney
Lamentations
04:48
Composers: Moses Sumney
05
Incantation
Moses Sumney
Lamentations
03:34
Composers: Moses Sumney
Mid-City Island
(P) 2014 Tuntum Records
07-04-2014
Mid-City Island
01
Outro
Moses Sumney
Mid-City Island
01:00
Composers: Moses Sumney
02
Man On The Moon
Moses Sumney
Mid-City Island
03:12
Composers: Moses Sumney
03
Mumblin'
Moses Sumney
Mid-City Island
04:52
Composers: Moses Sumney
04
Plastic (Mid-City Island Version)
Moses Sumney
Mid-City Island
02:37
Composers: Moses Sumney
05
San Fran
Moses Sumney
Mid-City Island
04:11
Composers: Moses Sumney
Singles
O Mistress Mine
(P) 2025 TUNTUM Records
14-11-2025
O Mistress Mine
01
O Mistress Mine
Michael Thurber
O Mistress Mine
02:07
Composers: Michael Thurber - Moses Sumney
I Like It I Like It
(P) 2025 TUNTUM Records
08-05-2025
I Like It I Like It
01
I Like It I Like It
Moses Sumney
I Like It I Like It
04:10
Composers: Moses Sumney - Quickly, Quickly
Hey Girl (s)
(P) 2025 TUNTUM Records
05-02-2025
Hey Girl (s)
01
Hey Girl(s)
Moses Sumney
Hey Girl (s)
03:48
Composers: Moses Sumney - Zach Cooper - Vic Dimotsis
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
2024 Red Hot Org
22-11-2024
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
01
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Moses Sumney
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
05:27
Writer: Sylvester James Jr. - James Wirrick / Composers: Sylvester James Jr. - James Wirrick