Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Sylvan Esso @ Rough Trade - 9/11/14 Synth pop duo Sylvan Esso are currently in NYC on their ongoing tour which hit Rough Trade last night (9/11) for their first of two sold-out shows here this... more info

Stereogum — Sylvan Esso, the duo of Mountain Man’s Amelia Meath and Megafaun’s Nick Sanborn, make such a cozy, welcoming, folky kind of electronic pop music that it’s almost impossible to imagine being creeped out by listening. But that’s what some of th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin Sylvan Esso @ Emo's in Austin - 8/17/2014 Originally scheduled to be at the smaller Parish, Sylvan Esso's headlining Austin show on Sunday was moved up to the much bigger Emo's, which also sold out. Amelia... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — USA Today listed indie songs inspired by books. World Cafe listed essential Icelandic albums. Tor.com interviewed author Tiphanie Yanique. PopMatters interviewed Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso. Recently wed authors Juliet Escoria and Scott McClanahan ar... more info

Stereogum — The Rosebuds are coming back, after a few years away, with their sixth album, Sand + Silence. It was recorded in Justin Vernon’s studio and he is featured on the album playing keyboards along with Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso. We’ve already heard ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis As you may know, Akron/Family's Dana Janssen makes electronic pop as Dana Buoy, having released his debut album under that name in 2012. He's got a new EP, Preacher, due out next week (7/22) via Middle West... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — St. Vincent at Terminal 5 in February (more by Amanda Hatfield) This month, the CBS Live on Letterman concert series will be bringing in St. Vincent for a web-broadcasted live performance following her taping on the show on July 16.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — (photo via @kirstiecat_photo) Bassnectar, Big Gigantic, Rusko and Paper Diamond are playing Madison Square Garden on October 4. Tickets for that show go on sale today at 11 AM. If you missed out on getting tickets for the Mastodon, Gojira... more info

Nialler9 — ‘Coffee’ is easily the standout track on Sylvan Esso’s recently self-titled debut album. Last night they performed it, with help from Questlove for their TV debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. They play The Workman’s Club, Dublin on... more info

Stereogum — A little while ago, Amealia Meath, of the Vermont folk harmonizers Mountain Man, and Nick Sanborn, of the rootsy North Carolina psychedelic rockers Megafaun, teamed up to form the duo Sylvan Esso, and their self-titled debut together is an absolutely... more info