SYLVAN ESSO’S WITH OUT NOW ON LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS
LISTEN HERE
60-MINUTE LIVE CONCERT FILM
DEBUTED AS A YOUTUBE PREMIERE LAST NIGHT
WATCH HERE
16-TRACK LIVE ALBUM SURPRISE-RELEASED TODAY
"As a live force with few equals…a Sylvan Esso concert film is exactly what we're needing right now" – PASTE
Toronto, ON – April 24, 2020 – Sylvan Esso has released WITH, their debut live concert film and its corresponding 16-track live album, on Loma Vista Recordings. WITH captures a transformative moment in the band’s history, when Sylvan Esso expanded from its core duo of Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, to encompass a magical and musically ambitious ten-piece ensemble featuring musicians who perform with Bon Iver, Wye Oak, Hiss Golden Messenger, Mr. Twin Sister, Hand Habits, Mountain Man and Mandolin Orange.
Last night, Sylvan Esso debuted the 60-minute live concert film via YouTube Premiere, and hundreds of fan-hosted viewing parties. Watch WITH here. Following the premiere, Sylvan Esso surprise-released a corresponding 16-track live album. Listen here.
The fall 2019 WITH tour found Sylvan Esso and friends playing a limited run of historic stages, including two sold-out shows at the Beacon Theater in New York City, Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, and culminating with two hometown concerts at Durham Performing Arts Center, where the live footage and album were recorded.
Orchestrated with an army of synths, saxophone, two drummers and intricate three-part vocals provided by Amelia with her Mountain Man bandmates, WITH showcases several of Sylvan Esso’s most beloved songs from their studio two albums, Sylvan Esso and What Now: Die Young, Coffee, Radio, Rewind and more. The WITH band transformed these tracks into an interactive and ever-changing experience that opened up the very idea of what a Sylvan Esso song can be. The film also captures the intense two weeks of preparation and rehearsals that preceded the tour, a home movie of sorts for this newly united creative family.
Sylvan Esso fans can continue to host WITH viewing parties throughout the day today and this weekend. Learn more on at: www.sylvanesso.com
Sylvan Esso is Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, both from Durham, NC. They’ve released two albums, 2014’s self-titled debut and 2017’s What Now, both of which entered the Billboard 200 Album Chart. The GRAMMY-nominated group has performed on Fallon, NPR’s Tiny Desk, and top festivals including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, and Eaux Claires. Paste named Hey Mami the No. 1 song of 2014, and a 2017 New York Times feature declared: “Sylvan Esso Keeps Electronic Pop Human.” In 2015, they recorded Jaime’s Song for NPR’s Radiolab as a way to explore and understand bipolar disorder.
WITH TRACKLIST:
- Come Down
- Wolf
- Dress
- Die Young
- Signal
- Dreamy Bruises
- PARAD(w/m)E
- The Glow
- Radio
- Uncatena
- Slack Jaw
- Coffee
- HSKT
- Rewind
- Play It Right
- Sound
Sylvan Esso’s WITH
Filmed November 2019 at Durham Performing Arts Center
Filmed/Directed by Josh Sliffe
Featuring:
Meg Duffy (Hand Habits): Guitar
Dev Gupta (Mr. Twin Sister): Synths, Keys, Electronics
Matt McCaughan (Bon Iver, Hiss Golden Messenger): Drums, Electronics
Amelia Meath (Sylvan Esso): Lead Vocals
Nick Sanborn (Sylvan Esso): Bass, Synths, Keys, Electronics, Vocals
Molly Sarlé (Mountain Man): Vocals
Alexandra Sauser-Monnig (Mountain Man, Daughter of Swords): Vocals
Adam Schatz (Landlady): Woodwinds, Electronics, Vocals
Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak): Bass, Synths, Keys, Vocals
Joe Westerlund (Mandolin Orange): Drums, Percussion
DOWNLOAD – hi-res press photo | DOWNLOAD – WITH cover artwork
