Alt-Folk and Pop singer/songwriter Rachael Sage and her longtime band, The Sequins, have released new single and video, “The Best Version”, ahead of their full-length studio album, Canopy. This marks a debut full-band release for Rachael Sage & The Sequins and arrives on October 24th, 2025.
“The Best Version” has lyrics that are “grappling with social media surreality, and the cathartic liberation of true human connection.” The song is performed by Grammy winning cellist Dave Eggar (Paul Simon) and violinist Kelly Halloran (Goo Goo Dolls), and Produced by Sage and Grammy Nominee Mikhail Pivovarov.
Rachael Sage discusses the song, saying:
The best version of ourselves we present to the world through our phones and our search for peer validation may end up not being reflective at all of our core artistry or who we strive to be as human beings, when no one is watching. When humans are in the same room they tend to be more apt to look for the best in each other, nuances and all; while people in an entirely digital, virtual space may be more apt to generate conflict, judgement or rejection. The “I love you / even if I’ve never met you before” could be about a doppelgänger in a distant place – with the knowledge that we are all human regardless of the surface things that divide us – or just a prayer/energetic release into the global community of humans yearning to be be loved, seen, understood.
The official video for “The Best Version” explores “the light and shade of social media through abstract, cyclical visuals, highlighting the internet’s ability to connect us to each other instantly – but likewise, to trigger low self-esteem and alienation.” The video was directed by Lee Malone and shot in London, which Sage fondly describes as her “home away from home”.
The new collection, Canopy, is comprised of songs that “find common ground in themes of living a purposeful and joyful life rooted in inclusiveness, equality and non-violence.”
Tour Dates
(Please see rachaelsage.com for all ongoing US and UK tour dates)
| Sept 12 | ACQC Garden Party Gala – Queens, NY |
| Sept 25 | Rhythms Coffee – Olympia, WA * |
| Sept 26 | Musicquarium @ The Triple Door – Seattle, WA* |
| Sept 27 | Al’s Den – Portland, OR * |
| Oct 4 | The Clark Cabaret – San Diego, CA ** |
| Oct 5 | Hotel Cafe – Los Angeles, CA ** |
| Oct 8 | The Lost Church – San Francisco, CA ** |
| Oct 11 | Fanwood Performance Series – Fanwood, NJ # |
| Oct 16 | 04 Center – Austin, TX ^ |
| Oct 17 | Mucky Duck – Houston, TX ^ |
| Oct 19 | Colony Woodstock – Woodstock, NY + |
| Oct 23 | The Cutting Room – New York, NY |
| Nov 13 | City Winery – Boston, MA ## |
| with: * Kristen Ford ** Kristen Ford, Tom Goss # Danni Nicholl ^ Willy Porter + Annalyse & Ryan, Ginger Wynn ## Hannah Judson | |
