Emerging alt-R&B singer Casper Sage has returned with his new EP SAGEhaven.
The seven-track offering was preceded by the singles “Nothing Into Signs” and “NuDivision.”
Speaking on the EP, Sage exclusively tells Rated R&B, “SAGEhaven is a bridge between a dream and real life — an emotionally overloaded evergreen blur.”
He continues, “It’s meant to capture the minutiae of life that make it feel mystical like a spiritual family story, deja-vu, or an encrypted dream with every passing second meaning is both flooding in and escaping.”
On the acoustic-laden “Roadrunner” featuring rapper Midwxst, Sage reflects on his soul-searching journey while seeking to find his sense of place in the world.
“I swear I just keep shifting shapes / And this mask just hides my face / And if I’m being real / I know, I know I fill the space / But I still can’t find my place,” Sage sings.
Midwxst raps, “I think a lot of y’all forget you only got one life / We all got problems, if we could then we would all rewrite them.”
SAGEhaven is the follow-up to the Oklahoma City native’s Synthesis+ EP, released in August 2023. The mini project included the singles “FML,” “Flow State” and “Is This Real Life?”
“Synthesis+ is a collection of ‘feel good’ music, but not every message is exclusively that. I consider it music to amplify when you feel good and lighter whenever you’re not,” explained Sage.
“I would say this EP is the rainbow after the storm; the first day of spring after the winter. Something to remind you of that feeling you were convinced you forgot.”
Earlier that April, Sage released his three-song Pseudo EP that included the catchy track “Spinnin’.”
He described the project as “an encapsulation of a moment in time that was filled with purposeful loneliness, chaotic emotional turmoil, and vices trying to cover it all up. [The song selection] really works to represent what it’s like to want people around you when you’re lonely, but constantly feel like you might be better off on your own.”
Stream Casper Sage’s EP SAGEhaven below.
