Stereogum — About a year ago, North Carolina electro-folk duo Sylvan Esso took a righteous risk, removing their catalog from Spotify in protest of founder Daniel Ek's investment in the military defense contractor Helsing. "While no solution is perfect, we simply... more info

Stereogum — Big Ears, the experimentally inclined Knoxville music festival, revealed its 2027 lineup today. The event is not organized around traditional headliners, but Jeff Tweedy is the first name in the press release, followed by Robert Glasper, Natalie Merc... more info

Stereogum — After a surprising turn into noisy guitar chaos on last year's "Hot Slob," Sylvan Esso announced their new album Ow ∞ last month and shared its Sigur Rós-sampling lead single "Concrete Glen." The song, which incorporates the gorgeous, familiar-yet... more info

Stereogum — Many, many years ago, the idiosyncratic, art-damaged Albany project Self Defense Family emerged from the ashes of the hardcore band End Of The Year. It's hard to even describe Self Defense Family; it's basically a revolving-lineup collective that fun... more info

Stereogum — Hey, you know what's a good song? Motherfucking "Svefn-g-englar," the deathlessly beautiful 1999 classic from Sigur Rós. I'd read a whole lot about Sigur Rós before I finally bought an import copy of the Ágætis Byrjun CD for like $20, and that's ... more info

Stereogum — I think of Sylvan Esso as a synth-driven project, so it's interesting to hear them launch into a new era with such a guitar-driven song. The post Sylvan Esso – “Hot Slob” appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Kevin Morby is about to become a dad, and he’s also about to release Little Wide Open, the new album that he recorded with super-producer and the National member Aaron Dessner. I have heard Little Wide Open, and it rocks. You might’ve heard some ... more info

Stereogum — To me, “Fade Into You” is not a song that makes sense as a duet. Mazzy Star’s 1993 classic is a solitary murmur of sleepy longing. There’s obviously a “you” in the song, but I think the “you” exists entirely in the singer’s head. Th... more info

Stereogum — Chris Rosenau is a musician who’s been working since the ’90s and who’s been in bands like Collections Of Colonies Of Bees and Volcano Choir. Nick Sanborn is the non-singing half of Sylvan Esso, and he’s been in groups like Megafaun and Made ... more info

Stereogum — It has not been the most flattering PR year for Spotify. Since last spring, popular bands like Deerhoof, Massive Attack, Sylvan Esso, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, Hotline TNT, and countless more have removed their music from the platform, w... more info