March 2, 2021 For Immediate Release

serpentwithfeet Reveals Video for “Same Size Shoe” ​ ​ New Album, DEACON, Out March 26th on Secretly Canadian ​ ​

Photo Credit: Kayla James

“[‘Same Size Shoe’ is] a love song that could only be fueled by true understanding and nothing less. DEACON couldn't get here soon enough” - The FADER ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

“simply put, [‘Same Size Shoe’ is] some of the singer's best writing yet” - Billboard ​

“[‘Same Size Shoe’ is] tender, touching and all around terrific” - E! ​

“[‘Same Size Shoe’ is] airy and bright and full of light, with a confidence in his delivery and a bounciness that's infectious” - Stereogum ​

Today, Los Angeles-based artist serpentwithfeet is thrilled to reveal the official video for ​ ​ “Same Size Shoe,” the latest single from his forthcoming album, DEACON, out March 26th ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ on Secretly Canadian. A deeply heartwarming celebration in honor of Black History Month, ​ ​ ​ ​ the Shadae Lamar Smith and Rush Davis directed-video is an ode to serpent’s most fervent ​ ​ ​ ​ influences, from visionary writers and poets like Joseph Beam and Essex Hemphill, to the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ performer Jonte’, to filmmakers Marlon Riggs and Patrik-Ian Polk and the casts of Tongues ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Untied and Noah’s Arc respectively. “Thank you to all the icons who remind me to be infinite,” ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ says serpent.

Watch serpentwithfeet’s Video for “Same Size Shoe”

For serpentwithfeet, DEACON is a study rather than a story delving into Black, gay love and ​ ​ the tenderness present in the best companionships, romantic or otherwise. The follow-up to his debut album, soil, one of 2018’s most praised albums of the year, DEACON highlights ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ serpent’s growth as a , embracing straightforward approaches to expression. The album came together after he relocated to Los Angeles, a city that provided a sense of tranquility, an aspect he pushed to capture in his new music. serpent proudly follows in the tradition of R&B artists whose gifts were helmed in the Black church. The album’s title takes its name from the Christian office, a figure who helps maintain order within the church and himself. Approaching DEACON with an undeniable passion and ​ ​ reverence for the genre, serpent made the deliberate decision to exclude songs about heartbreak. This was a bold act for R&B, a genre quite literally shaped by the harsh realities the blues provide.

Ahead of the release of DEACON, serpent is a featured artist in Youtube’s inaugural Black ​ ​ ​ Voices campaign which spotlights Black creatives from around the world. ​

Stream “Same Size Shoe”

Watch “Fellowship” Video

Pre-order DEACON ​

Download cover art & hi-res images of serpentwithfeet

(DEACON cover art by Braylen Dion) ​ ​

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For more information, contact: Patrick Tilley | Pitch Perfect PR – [email protected] ​ Sam McAllister | Pitch Perfect PR – [email protected], 651-528-3577 ​ ​ Ahmad Asani | Pitch Perfect PR – [email protected], 630-441-6522 ​ ​

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