Prefix Magazine has premiered “The Best of Times,” a single from rapper/poet Sage Francis‘ forthcoming album, Li(f)e. The track, whose lyrical content is a revealing and personal reflection, is built on a neoclassical composition by Yann Tiersen, best known for his work on the Amelie soundtrack.
Tiersen’s collage builds with metallic shrieks, glockenspiel, acoustic guitar, marimba, and woodwind instruments, and as it swells, Francis’ understated intensity does with it. You can listen to the track here. Li(f)e comes out on Anti- on May 11.
Sage Francis tour dates:
5/12 — Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge, MA
5/13 — Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
5/14 — Port City Music Hall, Portland, ME
5/18 — Alvins, Detroit, MI
5/19 — Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
5/20 — Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI
5/21 — First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
5/22 — Blue Note, Columbia, MO
5/24 — Gothic Theater, Englewood, CO
5/25 — Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
5/26 — Badlander, Missoula, MT
6/01 — Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
6/02 — Berbatis Pan, Portland, OR
6/04 — Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
6/05 — The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA
6/06 — Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, CA
6/07 — Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA
6/09 — Glass House, Pomona, CA
6/10 — The Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ
6/11 — Club Congress, Tucson, AZ
6/12 — Sunshine Theatre, Albuquerque, NM
6/14 — Granada Theater, Dallas, TX
6/15 — Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY
6/16 — House of Blues, Houston, TX
6/18 — Club at Firestone, Orlando, FL
6/19 — The Loft, Atlanta, GA
6/21 — Cats Cradle, Carrboro, NC
6/22 — Rock ‘n’ Roll, Washington, DC
6/23 — Otto Bar, Baltimore, MD
6/24 — Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
6/25 — Webster Hall, New York, NY