Moses Sumney Performs An Incredible 'Cut Me' In US TV Debut On 'Colbert': Watch

Moses Sumney is a pretty incredible live performer. I’ve you’ve been to enough music festivals over the past few years, you already knew that. And Sumney is also someone who can fill up a camera frame; his astonishing self-directed video for “Virile” proved that well enough. Last night, Sumney got to combine those two strengths for the first time, performing for America’s television audiences on last night’s episode the Late Show With Stephen Colbert. He killed it.

Over the next few months, Sumney is going to release his new album græ in two different installments; the first part arrives next week. Last night, Sumney was on Colbert to sing “Cut Me,” the vulnerable and jazz-damaged new song that he released last week. He turned it into a finely staged production, performing with a backing band that included a violinist and a full horn section.

You won’t notice the violinist or the horn section. On camera, Sumney presents as an absolute star; you can’t take your eyes f him. Last night, he sang the absolute hell out “Cut Me,” going f on dizzy and explosive falsetto runs. He also looked cool as hell, starting the performance out in some platform shoes, with a glittery jacket draped over his shoulders. When he dropped the jacket, he looked like a damn superhero. Watch the performance below.

The first part græ is out 2/21 on Jagjaguwar. The full album arrives 5/15.