Rising artist Abby Sage just performed at Austin City Limits, fresh on the heels of the release of her latest single, “Milk.” With a dreamy soundscape, adorned with delicate guitar melodies, the song touches upon the feel of nostalgia. Sage shared, “‘Milk’ is reminiscent of childhood. So much so it’s a plea to someone to return to that state with you where everything is dirty, unkempt, and undefined. It’s also mildly based off of a documentary that I watched called ‘Boys Alone’ and ‘Girls Alone.’ In this doc they leave a group of children alone in a house for a week to see how they cope. It gets messy, alliances are formed, and the house is destroyed. Milk is like a land run by children where they’re authentically disgusting.” The track is from her forthcoming debut LP, which she says will be based more on personal experiences versus the observational perspective that was captured in past works. “My last projects were quite observational,” Sage says. “I didn’t do as much internal digging as I would have liked. I was observing more than digesting my own self.” Sage is currently on tour with Gus Dapperton for a handful of dates for the rest of October.
Abby Sage met up with B-Sides host Pete Mar at Austin City Limits to talk about performing at the festival, how the stage props correlated to upcoming new music and more.
