Sylvan Esso - ‘Play It Right'

Fast becoming my favourite new band, Sylvan Esso have just released the video for another flawless single from their upcoming debut. The album is self-titled, which makes perfect sense because they’re quirky and awesome and their music is quirky and awesome and you should all go and listen to it after the May 13 release.

The band is made up of producer Nicholas Sanborn (bassist of Megafaun and solo artist under the moniker Made Of Oak) and singer Amelia Randall Meath (darling of the lovely trio Mountain Men). ‘Play It Right’ is the tune that brought them together - originally a Mountain Men song, Meath met Sanborn and asked him to remix it in his own style. The collaboration felt right, and the seeds of Sylvan Esso were sown.

Below you can hear the emphatic and vibrant new version, as well as the gloriously a cappella original. Did I mention that Sylvan Esso are awesome?