Their debut album will be released 5-13, with an album release party at Cats Cradle on 5-9 (tickets still available I think).

http://blog.sylvanesso.com/
https://soundcloud.com/sylvanesso
https://www.facebook.com/SylvanEsso

4/14/2014 6:40:58 PM

4/14/2014 7:34:17 PM

Explain to me what this band or person is.

4/14/2014 7:38:03 PM

I'm sure that's what those links are for...

[Edited on April 14, 2014 at 8:23 PM. Reason : Seen them twice now, they're quite fun... Very enthusiastic dancers]

4/14/2014 8:22:30 PM

yah I love her dancing



[Edited on April 15, 2014 at 1:25 PM. Reason : V I'll be there]

4/15/2014 1:05:59 PM

I love them. Their shows are a blast, and they're such nice people. Who's going to the album release party?

4/15/2014 1:19:43 PM

yeah i'll definitely be there. bought tix the day they went on sale.

4/15/2014 2:11:41 PM

Me too...just went for a second round last week too

4/15/2014 2:13:44 PM

Has anyone else noticed WUNC playing parts of Coffee all the time?

4/15/2014 6:40:36 PM

I did this weekend. I I think that's my favorite single of theirs.

4/15/2014 7:21:01 PM

to a non hipster, this sounds like garbage

4/15/2014 11:27:47 PM

k

4/15/2014 11:33:10 PM

liked them but became a big fan during their set at Hopscotch

their sound filled up the venue and it was a very fun show

been meaning to catch another show. going to try to hit the 5/9 show

4/16/2014 10:43:01 AM

so is just the megafaun guy from durham or are they both from durham or what?

4/16/2014 7:52:13 PM

as of right now, Uncantena is my favorite song on the album

but that's likely to change a few times before this time tomorrow

4/16/2014 11:59:03 PM

you know you're allowed to pick a favorite song from the album that has actually been released as a single right???

i kid, i kid. i just got the album yesterday. as far as non-singles go, i'm a really big fan of wolf [and uncantena]

4/17/2014 12:30:09 AM

this shit is terrible.

4/17/2014 7:39:52 AM

So how have y'all heard the album already?

4/17/2014 8:53:38 AM

yeah hook me up. i already pre-ordered it, but have yet to hear the full album.

4/17/2014 9:57:45 AM

It's easily accessible on the internets...just a Google away!

That said, make sure you pay for that shit when it's released!

http://shop.partisanrecords.com/products/sylvan-esso
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sylvan-esso/id805003218?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

4/17/2014 10:35:41 AM

this shit is terrible.

4/17/2014 11:46:04 AM

i think i already asked this in another thread, but is the album worth listening to if the first 3 songs didn't do much for me?

4/18/2014 5:21:05 PM

^ probably not

4/18/2014 8:42:28 PM

double post

[Edited on April 21, 2014 at 2:55 PM. Reason : ]

4/21/2014 2:49:03 PM

Found the album. I enjoyed it. If you've seen them live and enjoyed that, you'll like the album. Uncantena is good. Might be my favorite so far of the ones I hadn't already heard previously. (Hey Mami/Play it Right/Coffee).

4/21/2014 2:49:03 PM

Their album release party is almost sold out. Buy tickets now and sell if you can't make it!

4/24/2014 1:31:17 PM

25 tickets left!

Official videos:





[Edited on April 28, 2014 at 11:45 AM. Reason : Do they not have one for Hey Mami yet?]

4/28/2014 11:34:37 AM

^That last video simultaneously makes me feel like I have a hangover and the need to take a shower

4/28/2014 10:06:21 PM

Quote :

"The product of an unlikely pairing of musicians, Sylvan Esso works in equally unlikely ways: Singer Amelia Meath first surfaced as a singer in the largely a cappella Vermont folk group Mountain Man, while Nick Sanborn plays bass in the versatile North Carolina psych-rock band Megafaun. The two met, however, when each was in solo mode, Meath as a singer and Sanborn as a producer of heady electronic music — and that's where Sylvan Esso combines, highlights and ultimately maximizes their talents, in ways that ought to make them both stars. Taut and tantalizing, the 10 songs on the pair's debut have countless different ways of grabbing and inviting attention; they wobble, seethe and coo with charismatic ambivalence. In "Coffee," one of the year's best songs, gigantic hooks weave in and out as Meath projects warmth and weary grace while seasons change around her. In the irresistible "Hey Mami," she dissects the culture of catcalls while unleashing a few herself. "Play It Right" lavishly layers Meath's supple voice atop itself as sound shimmers and pops from every conceivable direction. With the raw materials to both rock dance floors and initiate deep head-bobbing under headphones, Sylvan Esso utterly reinvents the already-promising careers at its core. Together, Meath and Sanborn make pop music with real potential to endure: Equally bright and dark, smart and seductive, it sets a high bar for the title of 2014's most intoxicating debut."

http://www.npr.org/2014/05/04/307765618/first-listen-sylvan-esso-sylvan-esso#playlist

You can hear the whole album there too...

5/5/2014 2:05:01 PM

Album sounds great.

5/5/2014 9:22:57 PM

if anybody decides they're not going 5/9 I'll take your tickets.

[Edited on May 6, 2014 at 4:22 PM. Reason : date]

5/6/2014 4:21:47 PM

I have an extra for tonight's show...PM me if you want it.

5/9/2014 11:53:09 AM

So excited

5/9/2014 11:54:42 AM

http://wunc.org/post/get-get-down-sylvan-esso-brings-infectious-grooves-back-carrboro-0

5/9/2014 12:54:13 PM

my roommate and his gf are looking for 2 tickets so any help would be much appreciated

5/9/2014 1:56:36 PM

https://twitter.com/ohnoletsgo/status/464749531826241536

worth a shot

5/9/2014 2:59:01 PM

ha, he's already tried to snag those

they haven't responded yet

5/9/2014 3:02:05 PM

Show was dope.
I love her dancing.
It's crazy how big they've gotten in such a short time.

5/11/2014 3:06:39 PM

Album of the week

http://www.stereogum.com/1681204/album-of-the-week-sylvan-esso-sylvan-esso/franchises/album-of-the-week/

thought this was interesting...

Quote :

"Sylvan Esso adheres to the increasingly popular Purity Ring/Chvrches beats-plus-vocals formula"

5/14/2014 2:20:07 PM

I'm probably in the minority with this, but I think this album blows that Chvrches album out of the water

that album bores the hell out of me, as does every live video of them I've seen

5/14/2014 2:23:25 PM

^ I'm with ya. I also like the Purity Ring album way more.

5/14/2014 2:24:25 PM

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/12/interview-sylvan-esso-exclusive-remix-coffee-song

5/14/2014 4:37:48 PM

Went to see them this weekend at Cat's Cradle and it was a very fun show.

5/14/2014 7:50:46 PM

^^Seriously, I would love a remix edition of the entire album. I start bouncing in my car whenever "Dreamy Bruises" comes on. Trap remixes, plz.

5/14/2014 8:33:41 PM

Pretty rough here from Pitchfork. 6.2 rating.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19414-sylvan-esso-sylvan-esso/


Pitchfork reviews are pretty hit or miss for me. I think this one was a little unfair.

5/28/2014 1:31:40 PM

reviews like that are why some people can't take Pitchfork seriously

trying too hard just for the sake of trying too hard

5/28/2014 2:14:52 PM

it's also an ian cohen review, and he's notoriously awful

i find it's generally not a good idea to read anything in a pitchfork review beyond the numerical score. i think they generally get that right more often than not. more so than other sites, pitchfork's reviews seem more about the reviewer than what's being reviewed.

5/28/2014 3:13:52 PM

I'm sure he was very proud of himself after writing it

5/28/2014 3:19:41 PM

http://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/6044-david-cross-albums-to-listen-to-while-reading-overwrought-pitchfork-reviews/

5/28/2014 5:46:40 PM

Hey at least it was 0.4 points higher than Chinese Democracy

[Edited on May 29, 2014 at 12:06 AM. Reason : #thatsjustlikeyouropinionman]

[Edited on May 29, 2014 at 12:08 AM. Reason : Purity Ring's Shrines got 8.4 for reference ]

5/29/2014 12:06:23 AM