Devours

Devours is the stage name of Jeff Cancade, a Canadian electronic musician.^[1]

Devours
Birth name	Jeff Cancade
Origin	Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Electronic pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, producer, composer
Years active	2013-present
Labels	Artoffact Records, Locksley Tapes

Career

Originally from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Cancade launched the project after moving to Vancouver, British Columbia and coming out as gay.^[2]

Cancade released their debut mixtape Dignity in 2013,^[3] before following up with the full-length mixtape 21st & Main in 2014.^[4] 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.^[5]

In 2018, Cancade signed to Artoffact Records,^[6] releasing their second album Iconoclast on that label in March 2019.^[7] 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.^[8]

Cancade's music 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.^[1]

Outside of Devours, Cancade has also composed music for television and film.^[4] Their 2023 album Homecoming Queen was a longlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.^[9]

Personal life

Cancade is genderqueer, and uses they/them pronouns.^[10]

Discography

• Dignity (2013)
• 21st & Main (2014)
• Avalon (2015)
• Late Bloomer (2016)
• Iconoclast (2019)
• Escape from Planet Devours (2021)
• Homecoming Queen (2023)