{{Short description|Emo band from New York}} {{About|the musical group|the plant|Salvia officinalis}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Common Sage | image = Common Sage promotional photo.jpg | caption = From left: Julian Rosen, Phil DiMarco, Chris Johns | image_size = | alt = | background = group_or_band | origin = Brooklyn, N.Y., United States | genre = Emo | years_active = 2018&ndash;present | label = No Sleep Records | website = [https://commonsage.bandcamp.com/ Common Sage] | current_members = Julian Rosen<br>Bryan Louie<br>Christopher Todd<br>Steve Keely | image_upright = 1.25 | associated_acts = Quantice Never Crashed | spinoff_of = Davey Crockett }}

'''Common Sage''' is an American emo band based in Brooklyn, New York. Formed on Staten Island in 2018, the band has released two albums and one EP. Members currently include Julian Rosen on vocals and guitar, Bryan Louie on guitar, Steve Keely bass guitar, and Christopher Todd on drums.

==History==

After the dissolution of his previous band, Davey Crockett., Julian Rosen recruited two friends of his, Phil DiMarco (formerly of Quantice Never Crashed) and Jenna Snyder, to help him develop and perform some unreleased songs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Common Sage biography|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/3DE3WMda6z9BuyMEQyRNFn|url-status=live|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Spotify|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229171458/https://open.spotify.com/artist/3DE3WMda6z9BuyMEQyRNFn |archive-date=2019-12-29 }}</ref> This reworked material was recorded for the band’s debut album, ''“Where are you? I’m in Klamath Falls, are you here?”'' released on cassette by Good Sadie Media in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 4, 2018|title=Common Sage – "Where Are You? I'm In Klamath Falls, Are You Here?"|url=https://www.discogs.com/Common-Sage-Where-Are-You-Im-In-Klamath-Falls-Are-You-Here/release/15999161|url-status=live|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=Discogs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302083849/https://www.discogs.com/Common-Sage-Where-Are-You-Im-In-Klamath-Falls-Are-You-Here/release/15999161 |archive-date=2021-03-02 }}</ref> After this album’s release, the trio toured heavily.<ref name=":0" />

The band recorded several songs during 2019 and 2020, and featured these on an EP, ''Might as Well Eat the Chicken, We Won’t Be Here in the Morning'', released by Acrobat Unstable in 2020.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Kamiński|first=Karol|date=September 9, 2020|title=NY emo indie post hardcore rockers Common Sage break down new artsy album|work=IdiotEQ|url=https://idioteq.com/ny-emo-indie-post-hardcore-rockers-common-sage-break-down-new-artsy-album/|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> This was re-released on cassette by Friend Club Records in February of the following year.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Anderl|first=Tim|date=February 4, 2021|title=EP Premiere: Common Sage – 'Might As Well Eat The Chicken, We Won't Be Here In The Morning'|work=New Noise Magazine|url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/ep-premiere-common-sage-might-as-well-eat-the-chicken-we-wont-be-here-in-the-morning/|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> This EP showcased a more experimental sound than had been found on the band’s debut, and music videos were produced for three of the EP's songs.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

In October 2020, Rosen, DiMarco, and new member Chris Johns traveled to Chicago to record their sophomore album with Neil Strauch, known for producing such bands as Joan of Arc and Slow Mass.<ref name=":0" /> This album, ''It Lives and It Breathes'', will be released in September 2021 by No Sleep Records. Its lead single, ''Think About the Desert'', premiered on BrooklynVegan on July 7, 2021, and was released as a 7” with the B-side ''Only Human'' on July 9, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sacher|first=Andrew|date=July 7, 2021|title=NY emo band Common Sage releasing new LP on No Sleep (stream a track)|work=BrooklynVegan|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ny-emo-band-common-sage-releasing-new-lp-on-no-sleep-stream-a-track/|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2021|title=Think About the Desert / Only Human|url=https://nosleeprecords.com/collections/featured-releases/products/think-about-the-desert-only-human|url-status=live|website=No Sleep Records|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713043805/https://nosleeprecords.com/collections/featured-releases/products/think-about-the-desert-only-human |archive-date=2021-07-13 }}</ref>

==Discography==

{| class="wikitable" |+ !Date of Release !Title !Label |- bgcolor="#DDDDDD" | colspan="3" align=center |'''Albums''' |- |2018 |''"Where are you? I'm in Klamath Falls, are you here?"'' |Good Sadie Media |- |2021 |''It Lives and It Breathes'' |No Sleep Records |- bgcolor="#DDDDDD" | colspan="3" align=center |'''EPs''' |- |2020, 2021 |''Might as Well Eat the Chicken, We Won't Be Here Tomorrow'' |Acrobat Unstable, Friend Club Records |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://open.spotify.com/artist/3DE3WMda6z9BuyMEQyRNFn Common Sage] on Spotify * [https://commonsage.bandcamp.com/ Common Sage] on Bandcamp

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Category:2018 establishments in New York City Category:American emo musical groups Category:Musical groups from Brooklyn Category:Musical groups established in 2018 Category:No Sleep Records artists