Moses Sumney’s ‘Blackalachia’ and the Forest
In Moses Sumney’s beautiful 2021 performance film Blackalachia, the forest is a friend, a threat, a looming watcher, and an extension of the narrator’s person.
Asmita Choudhury
Asmita Choudhury is an independent researcher and an editor with a
reputed academic publishing house in Kolkata, India, with a portfolio
comprising reference, archival and organisational works. She holds a postgraduate degree in English Literature from the Department of English,
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, with a specialisation in the literary analysis
of music. Her unpublished Masters’ Dissertation project, titled “The
Concept Album Testimonio: Resisting the Veracity Question”, is an
analysis of the form of the concept album as a suitable vehicle for the
testimonio genre. This apart, in a personal capacity, she has pursued
various projects of literary analysis of music.
Decoding the Rap-Comic Complex in Childish Gambino’s Final LP
Through a dystopian plot, Childish Gambino’s final record attempts to narrate his insecurity, as opposed to its raw, uncomplicated exploration in Atavista.
Moses Sumney’s Self-Aware Icarus
With 2017’s Aromanticism, Moses Sumney negotiates the self as body and spirit and attempts to reconcile his emotions and sexuality with his religion.