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Sylvan Esso
Sylvan Esso is an American electropop duo from Durham, North Carolina which was formed in 2013. The band consists of singer Amelia Meath (born July 2, 1988) and producer Nick Sanborn (born March 8, 1983). They made their debut with the single "Hey Mami" and released their eponymous debut album on Partisan Records on May 12, 2014. It reached No. 39 on the Billboard 200. They released their second album, What Now, with Loma Vista Recordings on April 28, 2017, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album.
On August 12, 2022, Sylvan Esso released their fourth studio album, No Rules Sandy, to positive reviews on their Psychic Hotline label.
Lead singer Amelia Meath, who was at the time involved with her trio, Mountain Man, created the vocals to the song called "Play It Right". She later met electronic music producer Nick Sanborn (who played bass in band Megafaun) in Milwaukee at the Cactus Club, at the time performing solo as Made of Oak, and asked him to make a rendering of her single, Play It Right, in his own way. From 2012 to 2013 the band slowly formed. Meath had returned from a year-and-a-half tour with Feist and was looking for an affordable place to live, thus landing in Durham with Sanborn and began making their album, with all of their songs being recorded in Sanborn's apartment bedroom. The band derived the first part of its name, "sylvan", from a character in an early iOS game titled Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP.
Sylvan Esso is the group's eponymous debut studio album, released May 12, 2014 via Partisan Records. The album reached No. 39 on the Billboard 200 and No. 7 on the Independent Albums chart, The single "Hey Mami" was named Paste Magazine's No. 1 song of 2014. They made their network television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on July 9, 2014, performing the single "Coffee". It received considerable airplay in the US, increasing the profile of the band nationally. In August 2015, the band released the single "H.S.K.T.", which included a remix by Hercules and Love Affair.
In April 2015, Sylvan Esso played both weekends of Coachella. The band performed other dates at The Firefly Music Festival 2015, in Dover, Delaware, The Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on July 18, and on July 25 at the Wayhome Festival in Oro-Medonte, Ontario.[citation needed] Sylvan Esso played on Friday, July 31, 2015 at Lollapalooza in Chicago.[citation needed] The group also performed both weekends of the 2015 Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas.[citation needed]
In August 2015, the band also released "Jaime's Song" which was specially recorded for NPR's Radiolab, as a tribute to a story about bipolar disorder.
In September 2016 the band released the single "Radio" back to back with "Kick Jump Twist". A video for the latter appeared in January 2017. In late February the group released the single “Die Young” along with a music video and an announcement regarding their new album, titled What Now.
In early March 2017, the duo performed at South by Southwest, for NPR Music's showcase. Later that March, the band performed on NPR's World Cafe to perform songs from their upcoming album.
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Sylvan Esso
Sylvan Esso is an American electropop duo from Durham, North Carolina which was formed in 2013. The band consists of singer Amelia Meath (born July 2, 1988) and producer Nick Sanborn (born March 8, 1983). They made their debut with the single "Hey Mami" and released their eponymous debut album on Partisan Records on May 12, 2014. It reached No. 39 on the Billboard 200. They released their second album, What Now, with Loma Vista Recordings on April 28, 2017, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album.
On August 12, 2022, Sylvan Esso released their fourth studio album, No Rules Sandy, to positive reviews on their Psychic Hotline label.
Lead singer Amelia Meath, who was at the time involved with her trio, Mountain Man, created the vocals to the song called "Play It Right". She later met electronic music producer Nick Sanborn (who played bass in band Megafaun) in Milwaukee at the Cactus Club, at the time performing solo as Made of Oak, and asked him to make a rendering of her single, Play It Right, in his own way. From 2012 to 2013 the band slowly formed. Meath had returned from a year-and-a-half tour with Feist and was looking for an affordable place to live, thus landing in Durham with Sanborn and began making their album, with all of their songs being recorded in Sanborn's apartment bedroom. The band derived the first part of its name, "sylvan", from a character in an early iOS game titled Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP.
Sylvan Esso is the group's eponymous debut studio album, released May 12, 2014 via Partisan Records. The album reached No. 39 on the Billboard 200 and No. 7 on the Independent Albums chart, The single "Hey Mami" was named Paste Magazine's No. 1 song of 2014. They made their network television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on July 9, 2014, performing the single "Coffee". It received considerable airplay in the US, increasing the profile of the band nationally. In August 2015, the band released the single "H.S.K.T.", which included a remix by Hercules and Love Affair.
In April 2015, Sylvan Esso played both weekends of Coachella. The band performed other dates at The Firefly Music Festival 2015, in Dover, Delaware, The Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on July 18, and on July 25 at the Wayhome Festival in Oro-Medonte, Ontario.[citation needed] Sylvan Esso played on Friday, July 31, 2015 at Lollapalooza in Chicago.[citation needed] The group also performed both weekends of the 2015 Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas.[citation needed]
In August 2015, the band also released "Jaime's Song" which was specially recorded for NPR's Radiolab, as a tribute to a story about bipolar disorder.
In September 2016 the band released the single "Radio" back to back with "Kick Jump Twist". A video for the latter appeared in January 2017. In late February the group released the single “Die Young” along with a music video and an announcement regarding their new album, titled What Now.
In early March 2017, the duo performed at South by Southwest, for NPR Music's showcase. Later that March, the band performed on NPR's World Cafe to perform songs from their upcoming album.