Toronto-born, Los Angeles-based alt-pop singer-songwriter Abby Sage has announced her debut album, alongside sharing new single "Obstruction."
The Rot arrives on March 1 via Nettwerk. It follows the artist's 2022 EP The Florist, which was featured in Exclaim!'s Staff Picks. Produced by MyRiot (AURORA, Halsey, London Grammar), the collection features previous 2023 singles "Milk" and "Hunger."
"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.
The Rot arrives on March 1 via Nettwerk. It follows the artist's 2022 EP The Florist, which was featured in Exclaim!'s Staff Picks. Produced by MyRiot (AURORA, Halsey, London Grammar), the collection features previous 2023 singles "Milk" and "Hunger."
"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.