Sound Series: serpentwithfeet

Listening to Josiah Wise, who goes by serpentwithfeet, the gospel music ties of his childhood are apparent in his hummable melodies and chilling trembling vocals. But what Wise sings about — heartache, isolation, sexual desire, and queerness — is found nowhere in the genre he grew up with, a problem he struggled with during his youth. soil, Wise’s debut album, straddles the lines between gospel, R&B, and electronica, while he addresses the love languages used when referring to how men and women interact, specifically queer Black men. His tour supporting the album makes a stop at The Warhol Theater.