Rachael Sage & The Sequins’ ‘Canopy’ album out now
RACHAEL SAGE & THE SEQUINS
Release New Studio Album
Canopy
PRESS HERE to Listen via MPress Records
Currently on Tour Throughout North America and the UK – PRESS HERE for Tickets
(photo credit: Anna Azarov / PRESS HERE to download high-res assets)
“Sage has created an eclectic body of work that’s witty, graceful, and powerfully intimate.” – NPR Music
“Her keen, ironic sense of humor and quirky sense of the profound is what makes her special as a songwriter” – Billboard
“One of the most compelling and creative singers and songwriters of the modern era” – American Songwriter
“Hopeful and universal… gentle chamber folk and empathetic lyrical meditations with swelling string arrangements and joyful group vocal harmonies courtesy of her longtime band, The Sequins.” – Under The Radar
October 24, 2025 – Beloved folk-pop singer-songwriter Rachael Sage and her longtime band The Sequins have released their new albumCanopy via MPress Records. PRESS HERE to stream / download. A balm to all the divisiveness in the world, Canopy tackles themes of acceptance, inclusivity, and safety through songs that feel like a refuge woven from resilience and the irrepressible determination to find light in the darkest places.
“Canopy is the first album that I feel reflects every aspect of my artistry, not only as a singer, producer, and musician, but also as a songwriter,” shares Sage. “I’d like to say this is because the album is full of brand-new songs, but some of them were composed when I was a teenager or in my 20’s. The title track just fell out after one too many late-night doomscrolls where the amount of violence and discord I digested in the span of a few minutes was so intense and so demoralizing that I wanted to crawl into a hole and stay there. They’re among the most honest lyrics I’ve ever written, but it very quickly formed an almost visceral image of an entire album focused on inclusiveness, acceptance, safety and empathy started to crystallize in my mind.”
In tandem with release week, Sage and her band have also shared their official music video for “Live It Up,” a joyful, docu-style band rehearsal full of lighthearted, off the cuff interactions and the spontaneous moments of collaboration that make life worth celebrating. PRESS HERE to watch the visual that draws inspiration from the music video for Dionne Farris’ chart-topping hit “I Know” and perfectly captures the track which playfully diverts listeners from the overwhelming news cycle towards equality and understanding.
Featuring new tracks such as “Colorized World, “Kill The Clock”, and “Underneath,” Canopy is equal parts emotional exhale and invitation to a more compassionate future, as well as a masterclass in radical inclusivity and self-acceptance. “Creating safety and inclusivity in times of divisiveness can be a radical and powerful act; it takes courage to stand up for justice and for our fellow human beings,” Sage adds. “Acceptance, inclusivity and safety are big themes on Canopy.”
Bringing our collective humanity back into focus, Canopy is a 14-track project that confidently spans Americana, pop, and neo-folk in a statement of self. Produced by Sage with GRAMMY-nominated engineer Mikhail Pivovarov, Canopy features inspired performances by her longtime beloved bandmates and friends including Kelly Halloran (Goo Goo Dolls), Trina Hamlin (Susan Werner), Ward Williams (Sara Bareilles), and more. The record was mixed by Pivovarov and GRAMMY-winning mixer Andy Zulla (Kelly Clarkson, Rod Stewart, Diana Ross) and continues Sage’s ongoing journey of storytelling with the goal of creating a community in which everyone feels safe and embraced for exactly who they are.
“When I recorded the songs with my band The Sequins it really felt like a metaphor; this group of beautiful, brilliant humans have been and continue to be a kind of shelter and safe place for me,” Sage concludes. “We are all very good friends and there’s a solidness and sense of gratitude when we come together that just felt like a kind of antidote in these chaotic times, so I decided to debut our Rachael Sage & The Sequins moniker for the first time with this recording. It’s so nice to be able to give them their ‘flowers’ as being an integral part of the arrangement and performances on these tracks – and I hope listeners can feel how the affection we have in and out of the studio is embedded on Canopy.”
Canopy follows the recent release of single “Nexus,” a sobering, utopian folk-pop manifesto whose proceeds will be donated to LGBTQ+ suicide prevention charity The Trevor Project in honor of Nex Benedict who passed away after being beaten by their school peers for being nonbinary. The collection also includes fan favorites “Belong To You,” a uniquely meaningful moment about the devotion and loyalty of our friendships that celebrates love in all forms, “The Best Version,” a lyrical, piano-pop confession that grapples with social media surrealism, and “Canopy” which imagines a world where shelter is a given for all as well as “Just Enough,” a starry-eyed fan favorite about being enough exactly as you are.
Fresh off her Joy = Resistance Tour with singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and Righteous Babe Records artist Kristen Ford, Sage has been bringing her incomparable Under My Canopy Tour live show and the inclusive musical message of her new album Canopy to major cities across North America and will soon head to the UK for a select run of international dates. PRESS HERE for tickets.
(Canopy album artwork)
Canopy tracklist:
Just Enough
Canopy
Live It Up
Belong to You
The Best Version
Everyday
Colorized World
Kill The Clock
Nexus
Le Rêve
God Bless America
Underneath
Just Enough (Chamber Version)
Everyday (Chamber Version)
ABOUT RACHAEL SAGE
Rachael Sage has made a name for herself as a gifted storyteller, consummate multi-instrumentalist, and prolific songwriter. Having received critical acclaim from Billboard, American Songwriter, Under The Radar, The Bluegrass Situation, Earmilk, PopMatters, Music Connection, for her string of vibrant, dynamic albums, Sage is fueled by an irrepressible determination to find light in the darkest places – an unwavering calling which catapulted her 2020 single “Blue Sky Days” into Billboard’s Top 40 Indicator Chart.
Since founding her own label MPress Records, Sage has steadily released a slew of vibrant, dynamic albums. She has toured with an eclectic list of artists including Rufus Wainwright, Ani DiFranco, Beth Hart, Howard Jones, and Grammy® winners Shawn Colvin and Judy Collins – with whom she also recorded a critically-acclaimed duet of Neil Young’s “Helpless.” In addition to being a six-time Independent Music Award-winning musician and producer, Sage is also a John Lennon Contest Grand Prize winner who has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, SXSW, and toured globally from Japan to Berlin. Sage is also a visual artist and former ballet dancer who performed with the New York City Ballet. A self-described “cancer thriver,” she is a philanthropic advocate who has raised money for a wide range of causes, including Foundation For Women’s Cancer, WHY Hunger, American Refugee Committee/Alight, and National Network For Youth (NN4Y).
2025 TOUR DATES:
October 24 – Towne Crier – Beacon, NY
October 28 – Union Chapel – London, UK^
October 29 – Worcester Cathedral – Worcester, UK+
October 30 – Warwick Arts Centre – Coventry, UK^
October 31 – Derby Cathedral – Derby, UK+
November 9 – Beacon Bonfire Festival – Beacon, NY
November 13 – City Winery – Boston, MA#
November 17 – Wyvern Theatre – Swindon, UK*
November 19 – William Aston Hall – Wrexham, UK*
November 22 – Grove Theatre – Dunstable, UK*
November 23 – Baths Hall – Scunthorpe, UK*
November 24 – Orchard West – Dartford, UK*
November 27 – Royal Hippodrome Theatre – Eastbourne, UK*
November 28 – The Green Note – London, UK**
December 1 – Festival Theatre – Malvern, UK*
December 5 – Memorial Theatre – Frome, UK*
December 6 – Granville Theatre – Ramsgate, UK*
December 11 – The Factory Underground – Norwalk, CT
December 14 – Studio 9 – North Adams, MA##
+ with Rebecca Ferguson
^ with Toyah Willcox
* with The Overtones
** with Amy Speace
# with Hannah Judson
## with Meghan Carey
ABOUT MPRESS RECORDS
NYC-based MPress Records was founded by Billboard-charting singer-songwriter and producer Rachael Sage. Since its founding the label has released over 20 albums and EPs by multi-instrumentalist Sage, as well as recordings by Grace Pettis, Grammy® nominee Seth Glier, A Fragile Tomorrow, Melissa Ferrick, K’s Choice, James Mastro, and the “New Arrivals” charity compilation series (featuring Lucius, Paula Cole, Jill Sobule, and Stephen Kellogg). MPress has also produced showcase events at SXSW, CMJ, Midem, and Folk Alliance International. MPress is distributed by Universal/Virgin Music Group via The SRG-ILS Group. For more information, visit mpressrecords.com
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