Devours
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1984[1]
Devours | |
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| Also known as | the Golden Age of Wrestling |
| Born | Jeff Cancade 1984[1] |
| Origin | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Electronic pop, synth pop, hyperpop |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, producer, composer |
| Years active | 2013-present |
| Labels | Artoffact Records, Locksley Tapes, INTRASET, surviving the game |
Jeff Cancade, known by the stage name Devours, is a queer Canadian underground electronic musician and record producer based out of Vancouver.[2] They [a] also release ambient music using the project name The Golden Age Of Wrestling.
Devours has released 5 full-length albums including the 2024 Polaris Music Prize longlisted album Homecoming Queen. The Golden Age Of Wrestling has released 4 full length albums, including 2024's Scorpion Deadlock which was released by 604 Records' ambient imprint label INTRASET. [3]
Cancade is the owner of the independent record label surviving the game which releases music for both of Cancade's music projects Devours and The Golden Age Of Wrestling.[4]
Originally from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Cancade launched the music project Devours after moving to Vancouver, British Columbia and coming out as gay.[5]
Devours released their debut mixtape Dignity in 2013,[6] before following up with the full-length mixtape 21st & Main in 2014.[7] They then released their first official EP Avalon in 2015, and debut full-length album Late Bloomer on April 15, 2016, via the independent label Locksley Tapes.[8]
In 2018, Devours signed to Artoffact Records,[9] releasing their second album Iconoclast on that label in March 2019.[10] 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.[11]
Devours 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.[2]
In November 2019, Cancade released the debut single for The Golden Age Of Wrestling. The project's debut album "Tombstone Piledriver" launched in May 2020. The 'glambient' solo project features Cancade with a macho alter ego persona.[12]
In 2021, Cancade launched surviving the game, an independent record label for their music projects, announced before the release of Devours' 3rd full length album Escape from Planet Devours.[13]
Outside of Devours and The Golden Age Of Wrestling, Cancade has also composed music for television and film.[7] Their Devours' 2023 album Homecoming Queen was a longlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.[14]
Personal life
Cancade is genderqueer, and is comfortable with all pronouns.[15][16]
Discography
- Released as "Devours"
- Dignity (2013)
- 21st & Main (2014)
- Avalon (2015)
- Late Bloomer (2016)
- Iconoclast (2019)
- Escape from Planet Devours (2021)
- Homecoming Queen (2023)
- Released as "The Golden Age Of Wrestling"
- Tombstone Piledriver (2020)
- Crossface Chicken Wing (2022)
- Scorpion Deathlock (2024)
- Sweet Chin Music (2026)
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