The words ‘serpentwithfeet’ and ‘boring’ will never be used in the same sentence. From his carefully curated wardrobe to his daring and eclectic looks, interests and personality, the words ‘serpentwithfeet’ and ‘slay’ are uncanny twins that will never stray from each other. So we know a lot about him, but do you? Here are some quick hits to get you just as buzzed about him as we are.
Who is serpentwithfeet? We'll tell you
Written by Jacqueline Moore & Illustration by Sloan Denton
1. He's extremely passionate about his music.
Coming from a choral background in a religious family home, he was raised in the realm of classical music and jazz. This reigns clear in most of his music such as "four ethers" and "cherubim".
2. His take on love is incredibly relatable to everyone, in the sense of the words crazy, passionate, confusing and endearing.
Want to know why? Go to whatever streaming platform you use and press play on his very first track on soil. Listen from front to back and then repeat. Thank me later.
3. The name serpentwithfeet is his little mantra.
In an interview with Highsnobiety, he claims his name is his little mantra, meaning to be fluid but grounded. And the lowercase in "s"? Just a small subtlety of being aggressively passive ;)
4. He gives us slippery pastor vibes all day.
Another day, another casual attire from serpentwithfeet. We're here for it.
5. Why the pentagram tattoo? Heaven & Suicide tattoos?
Although he came from a religious background, he believes in resonating with the grounded world that he lives in and acting on primal instincts that are physical such a tattooing, making love, or drinking water, according to his interview with Highsnobiety.
6. And the dolls?
His toys and dolls all have names and personalities. One, in particular, is Brandy, who's gone to every studio session for soil, his first ever full-length album that was released May 8th in collaboration with Secretly Canadian, The War On Drugs' label and Tri Angle.
7. Bjork is serpentwithfeet's greatest mentor.
How beautiful is that? In his recent coverage on FADER, Bjork describes serpentwithfeet's voice as "one of the most emotionally generous singers. I just find [his music] so moist and vibrant to listen to.” Not to mention Bjork's "Blissing Me" serpentwithfeet remix is drop dead gorgeous.
8. But not just Bjork is obsessed with him, so is Florence Welch (Of Florence & The Machine)
serpentwithfeet opened for Florence & The Machine for a couple shows. And with personal experience, whatever Florence touches turns to gold, i.e. saw The Weeknd open for Florence at shoreline a couple years ago, and well, you can fill in the blank for his unbeatable career.
9. He promises you will want to see him live.
I think he might be right.