"In honor of the record's ten year anniversary, North Carolina-based indie label Psychic Hotline will release a deluxe reissue, complete with previously unreleased material. Featuring essential singles 'Coffee', 'Hey Mami,' and 'H.S.K.T.', the expanded edition also includes remixes from J Rocc, Rick Wade, Helado Negro, Dntel, and more. The deluxe 2LP package sports an all-over foil inversion of the original album's iconic foil 'SE' logo." - Psychic Hotline

Debut studio album from Durham, North Carolina's Sylvan Esso. Their eponymous debut might come as a surprise to anyone who was a fan of either Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn's previous work. Their sound combines Meath's soulful croon, which she honed as a member of Appalachian indie folk trio Mountain Man, and Sanborn's electronics, which we last heard coming from country-psych rockers Megafaun. It's club ready electronic music for the indie folk set, equally comfortable at the cafe and on the dance floor. Soulful and sweet with a slightly elusive sensibility. Includes the songs: "Hey Mami," "Dress," and "Coffee." Deluxe 10th anniversary reissue expanded onto two LPs with bonus tracks.

• 10th anniversary edition
• black & white split colored double vinyl pressing
  
• housed in deluxe gold foil gatefold jacket w/ printed inner sleeves + obi strip
• limited edition
• original release year: 2014
• music label: Psychic Hotline 2024

reviewed by too much on the plate 11/2015