Part of growing into adulthood means tearing down and reconstructing your narrative. This is what the Toronto-born, Los Angeles-based performer Abby Sage has done on her striking, intensely personal debut album, The Rot. It’s a lush, layered alternative pop gem where Abby’s silky vocals kaleidoscopically twirl overtop dreamy synth-and-guitar melodies. Plunging new emotional depths, Abby uses The Rot as a lens to dig into her relationship with sex, anxiety around her own health, raw moments of loneliness, and, ultimately, accepting that change is inevitable. Prior to her debut LP The Rot, Abby Sage released her debut EP Fears Of Yours & Mine in 2021 and followed up with 2022’s The Florist EP. Over a relatively short time span, Abby’s been praised by the likes of Billboard, Pigeons & Planes, FLAUNT, SPIN, CLASH, The Line of Best Fit, Under The Radar, Ones To Watch, Exclaim!, Lyrical Lemonade, Sweety High, Early Rising, and more. In 2023, she performed at Austin City Limits and has played alongside the likes of Suki Waterhouse, Gus Dapperton, Vacations, and more.