Out singer-songwriter Rachael Sage and her longtime band The Sequins drop their powerful new single “Nexus” from their upcoming studio album Canopy.
An uplifting, utopian folk-pop manifesto, “Nexus” is Sage’s sobering response to the tragic story of Nex Benedict who passed away after being beaten by their school peers for being nonbinary.
In Nex’s honor, Rachael will be donating all of the proceeds from the new track to LGBTQ+ suicide prevention charity The Trevor Project.
“The horror of learning about the cruelty and violence to which they were subjected – and how the local community and their school did nothing to stop it from happening even when they had the opportunity – struck a very deep and personal chord as my first bandmate took his own life rather than come out to his parents,” shares Sage on the inspiration for the song.
“The song recounts something very tragic, but I also felt it was crucial to draw some hope out of how we can come together,” the award-winning artist adds. “This song is about mourning, survival and transformation – and how in dark times we need and must be there to lift each other up, all the more.”
Currently on the North American leg of her Joy = Resistance Tour, Sage has been bringing the inclusive musical message of her upcoming album Canopy to major cities across the country.
The new collection is a much-needed musical reprieve from our current cultural upheaval that confidently spans Americana, pop, and neo-folk.
Equal parts emotional exhale and invitation to a more compassionate future, as well as a balm to all the divisiveness in the world that brings our collective humanity back into focus, Canopy is a masterclass in radical self-acceptance and a statement of self.
Last month, I covered the beautiful gospel-tinged “Belong To You,” also from upcoming album.
Look for Canopy on its scheduled release date October 24. Find more music from Rachael Sage on Spotify here.
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