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Today, with the release of Sylvan Esso - Live At Electric Lady, Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn have further reimagined a set of music that already "challenges all expectations" (The New York Times). Out now on Spotify, followed by a series of stunning in-studio videos coming to YouTube on May 26th HERE, the exclusive EP features sweeping new renditions of five favorites from the band's acclaimed No Rules Sandy LP, as well as a moving cover of Low's "Will The Night." Across the six-song collection, Sylvan Esso are joined by the multi GRAMMY Award-winning Attacca Quartet, performing special string arrangements from Gabriel Kahane, as well as a close circle of musicians from the band's vast and collaborative community: longtime friend Jenn Wasner (Bon Iver, Flock of Dimes, Wye Oak), drummers TJ Maiani (Neneh Cherry, Weyes Blood) and Joe Westerlund (Megafaun, Califone), and guitarist Mason Stoops, who Meath met when her duo The A's toured with Marcus Mumford last fall. 

Listen to Sylvan Esso - Live At Electric Lady, and watch the band honor Low in the live video for "Will The Night," backed by Attaca Quartet: 

HERE 

"Both Amelia and I are huge fans of Low and were so sad to hear about Mimi passing,"says Sylvan Esso's Nick Sanborn. "I can still remember hearing The Curtain Hits The Castfor the first time as a teenager and being immediately struck by 'Anon' - they were haunting and visceral in a way I hadn't ever heard before, and I'm still listening to them all these years later. So this past January, when we were putting the setlist together for the Electric Lady session, I knew we were going to have the Attacca Quartet joining us and immediately thought of covering 'Will The Night' as a tribute to Mimi. It's one of my all time favorites of their songs, beautiful and simple and timeless, a light in the darkness."

The EP's full, cinematic suite of performance videos will be available this Friday, including the haunting No Rules Sandy closer "Coming Back To You," and an emphatic array of multi-layered highlights like "Didn't Care," "How Did You Know," "Look at Me" and "Your Reality." The selection shows why the 2022 surprise album has been called "their most personal and experimental project" (Harper's Bazaar), "bold and defiant" (NME), and "an album that sounds unselfconscious" (NPR Music), currently nominated for Best Electronic Record at the 2023 Libera Awards. During their time recording the performance at the historic NYC studio, they also sat down to discuss the album in a career-spanning profile with ABC News and Good Morning America, in addition to previewing some of the expanded arrangements in a performance on CBS Saturday Morning. 

With No Rules Sandy, Sylvan Esso have manifested a "newfound confidence in the longevity and durability of the band," as PAPER describes, and beginning next month, Meath and Sanborn will perform the music on their biggest headline tour to date. In addition to appearances at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Mad Cool and other festivals here and abroad, the run of more than 50 shows will bring the band to landmark venues such as NYC's Forest Hills Stadium, LA's Greek Theatre, and their first-ever performance at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre, which sold out in a matter of days. Find tickets at sylvanesso.com/tour and the full list of dates below, featuring support from GRRL, Dehd, Indigo De Souza, Goth Babe and Charlotte Adigéry andamp; Bolis Pupul. 

No Rules Tour Dates

June 14 - Asheville, NC - Rabbit Rabbit*

June 15 - Asheville, NC - Rabbit Rabbit*

June 16 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo

June 19 - Washington, DC - The Atlantis

July 1 - Gdynia, PL - Open'er Festival

July 2 - Berlin, DE - Metropol

July 3 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso

July 4 - Dublin, IE - Vicar Street

July 6 - London, UK - Electric Brixton

July 7 - Lisbon, PT - Alive Festival

July 8 - Madrid, ES - Mad Cool Festival

Aug 4 - St. Charles, IA - Hinterland Festival

Aug 5 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza

Aug 8 - Toronto, ON - History %

Aug 9 - Shelburne, VT - Ben andamp; Jerry's Concerts on the Green %

Aug 11 - Washington, DC - The Anthem %

Aug 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall %

Aug 14 - Indianapolis, IN - TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park #

Aug 15 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live! #

Aug 17 - St Louis, MO - The Pageant #

Aug 18 - Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland #

Aug 19 - Minneapolis, MN - The Armory #

Aug 22 - Ogden, UT - Ogden Twilight

Aug 24 - Troutdale, OR - Edgefield #

Aug 25 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre #

Aug 26 - Port Townsend, WA - Thing Fest

Aug 27 - Bend, OR - Hayden Homes Amphitheater #

Aug 28 - Arcata, CA - Van Duzer Theatre

Aug 30 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley #

Aug 31 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre #

Sept 1 - San Diego, CA - The Sound at Del Mar #

Sept 2 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy andamp; Harriet's #

Sept 3 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy andamp; Harriet's #

Sept 7 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl #

Sept 8 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren #

Sept 9 - Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Opera Theatre #

Sept 10 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre #

Sept 11 - Denver CO - The Mission Ballroom*

Sept 13 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Jones Assembly*

Sept 14 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek Theatre*

Sept 15 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek Theatre*

Sep 17 - Dallas, TX - The Factory in Deep Ellum*

Sep 18 - Little Rock, AR - The Hall*

Sep 19 - New Orleans, LA - The Fillmore New Orleans*

Sep 22 - Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy*

Sep 23 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amphitheater*

Sep 27 - Richmond, VA -The National*

Sep 28 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE*

Sep 29 - Forest Hills, NY - Forest Hills Stadium +^

Sep 30 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway*

Dec 2 - Puerto Aventuras, Mexico - Wilco's Sky Blue Sky Festival

Dec 3 - Puerto Aventuras, Mexico - Wilco's Sky Blue Sky Festival

*w/ GRRL

%w/ Dehd

#w/ Indigo De Souza

+w/ Goth Babe

^w/ Charlotte Adigéry andamp; Bolis Pupul