Sylvan Esso

"Their evolutions don't serve as a narrative, a statement about an audience writ large: namely, that R&B, pure pop, and such should be considered a kind of folk music for people who've grown up in the 21st century, and hey, isn't it great that can exist side-by-side? In that sense, Sylvan Esso is feel-good music on all fronts, and when it comes time to throw on something at a summer gathering that'll make people feel slightly hipper than they were when they arrived, Sylvan Esso will be a go-to. But it'll still feel like I'm living in a beer commercial, someone else's idea of an inclusive, hip summer day".

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"Her er ingen bløde kurver, svævende lydskulpturer eller luksuriøse synth-flader; ingen unødvendige rumklange og effekt-toppings til at fortælle os, hvornår omkvædet kommer. Alligevel bliver lyden aldrig harsk eller krævende at lytte til - sådan som lignende MØ-produktioner til tider kan blive. Især den Actress-agtige H.S.K.T og singlen Coffee har formået at skabe et helt integreret univers, som sejler hen over stenede underlag uproblematisk som en anden musikalsk mountainbike. Meaths vokal bliver dog til tider for insisterende upoleret".

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