Albums with < 1.0 Million Listeners on Spotify
HOMESHAKE (620.3K Listeners)
The musical artist Peter Sagar from Montreal, Canada, began releasing music by the name HOMESHAKE since his first studio album in 2014. Sagar was a guitarist for Mac Demarco before he eventually made the decision to venture into his own solo-musical project as HOMESHAKE, where he is the singer-songwriter. He is known for creating much of his music in his bedroom studio, as featured in the photo (at right). His albums are created on his guitar, keyboards, and synthesizers, producing overall electronic, synthpop, and lo-fi music.
In a 2016 YouTube interview with Live In Limbo, before the release of his third studio album Fresh Air (2017), he stated, “I’m done with it now; it’s for everyone else when it comes out.” Humbly, Sagar has always wanted to be known for his original sound and image, with the previous quote as proof that the messages of his albums are open to interpretation. The eccentric sounds that are woven within the tracks in his albums paired with the quirky lyrics form a one-of-a-kind aesthetic that has given Sagar a successful following, and he has sold out shows in his past North American tours.
In his fourth studio album, Helium (2019), the lyrics of his tracks “Like Mariah” and “Just Like My” feature some of his inspirations: Mariah Carey and the love for his “oma” (grandma). Sagar has stated that he dislikes making “fast-paced” tracks and enjoys producing his soft, ambient music such as his work in Helium. However, in a twinkly song titled, “Nothing Could Be Better” from this album, he veers away from his modest, slower music to a motivational track with lyrics about taking a break from being alone and joining his partner to socialize. Sagar has stated that he dislikes making “fast-paced” tracks and enjoys producing soft, ambient music such as his work in Helium. As many of his songs are about peaceful solitude, this is one of my favorite tracks because Sagar shows off that he can expand on making music with a variety of sounds, motivations, and messages for listeners that also enjoy branching out of solitude.
HOMESHAKE (620.3K Listeners)
The musical artist Peter Sagar from Montreal, Canada, began releasing music by the name HOMESHAKE since his first studio album in 2014. Sagar was a guitarist for Mac Demarco before he eventually made the decision to venture into his own solo-musical project as HOMESHAKE, where he is the singer-songwriter. He is known for creating much of his music in his bedroom studio, as featured in the photo (at right). His albums are created on his guitar, keyboards, and synthesizers, producing overall electronic, synthpop, and lo-fi music.In a 2016 YouTube interview with Live In Limbo, before the release of his third studio album Fresh Air (2017), he stated, “I’m done with it now; it’s for everyone else when it comes out.” Humbly, Sagar has always wanted to be known for his original sound and image, with the previous quote as proof that the messages of his albums are open to interpretation. The eccentric sounds that are woven within the tracks in his albums paired with the quirky lyrics form a one-of-a-kind aesthetic that has given Sagar a successful following, and he has sold out shows in his past North American tours.
In his fourth studio album, Helium (2019), the lyrics of his tracks “Like Mariah” and “Just Like My” feature some of his inspirations: Mariah Carey and the love for his “oma” (grandma). Sagar has stated that he dislikes making “fast-paced” tracks and enjoys producing his soft, ambient music such as his work in Helium. However, in a twinkly song titled, “Nothing Could Be Better” from this album, he veers away from his modest, slower music to a motivational track with lyrics about taking a break from being alone and joining his partner to socialize. Sagar has stated that he dislikes making “fast-paced” tracks and enjoys producing soft, ambient music such as his work in Helium. As many of his songs are about peaceful solitude, this is one of my favorite tracks because Sagar shows off that he can expand on making music with a variety of sounds, motivations, and messages for listeners that also enjoy branching out of solitude.
In the few YouTube interviews I have watched, Peter Sagar constantly states how shy, quiet, and awkward he is, but he prevailed from being solely a guitarist to his expansion into a vocalist, singer-songwriter, and inspiration for independent artists that have the craving to make their own music and maintain their originality. Watch out for his new record, CD Wallet, which comes out March 8th.
—Kayu Brooks, Music Editor