What Now is the second studio album by American indie pop duo Sylvan Esso, made up of singer Amelia Meath and producer Nick Sanborn, released on April 28, 2017, by Loma Vista Recordings.[3] The album spawned three singles—"Radio", released on August 31, 2016; "Kick Jump Twist", released on November 18, 2016; and "Die Young", released on February 27, 2017.
Speaking on the album, Meath said in an interview that, following their debut album, the duo felt they needed to "step it up as much as possible to prove that [they] belong [where they are]." Sanborn added that the record felt "much more lived-in and alive" than their previous album due to the fact that they were more assured with what they wanted, whereas their first album came right after their formation as a band. Meath explained that the album's title came from a "deep band existential crisis", and that during the first part of recording the album, they often asked themselves, "Can we still do this or did we lose it?"[4]
What Now received mostly positive reviews from critics. The album received a 75 out of 100 on Metacritic from 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]Pitchfork writer Stacey Anderson, in a positive review for the album, wrote that, "The sophomore album from the electronic pop duo offers a biting, withering take on pop music, full of crisp humor while still finding real moments of tenderness."[13] Josh Modell of The A.V. Club called the album "brilliant", opining that the album was "deeper, smarter, more comfortable, more intimate, and more cohesive" than their previous record, and calling it "a record so good it answers its own title question and makes you eager to ask it again."[8] Emily Mackay of The Observer reacted positively to the album, calling it "lovely" and "sweet-but-sharp".[12] Writing for Spin, critic Geena Kloeppel wrote that "What Now finds the band questioning the confines of electronic pop music, deconstructing traditional notions of beat and melody with intricacy and ingenuity."[2]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn
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^ abKloeppel, Geena (May 1, 2017). "Review: Sylvan Esso's Sweet What Now Pushes Against the Confines of Electronic Pop Music". SPIN. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
^Flynn, Katherine (April 14, 2017). "Sylvan Esso – What Now". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
^Aswad, Jem. "Sylvan Esso's Great New Album Resulted From a 'Band Existential Crisis'". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^"What Now by Sylvan Esso reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
^ ab"Reviews and Tracks for What Now by Sylvan Esso". Metacritic. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^Bemrose, Bekki. "What Now – Sylvan Esso". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
^ abModell, Josh (April 28, 2017). "Sylvan Esso subverts and embraces the pop world on a brilliant second album". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
^Flynn, Katherine (April 14, 2017). "Sylvan Esso – What Now". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
^Davies, Hannah J. (April 27, 2017). "Sylvan Esso: What Now review – peppy, irreverent bleep-pop for coffee lovers". The Guardian. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
^Aston, Martin (June 2017). "Sylvan Esso: What Now". Mojo. No. 283. p. 94.
^ abMackay, Emily (April 30, 2017). "Sylvan Esso: What Now review – purposeful pop bangers". The Observer. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^ abAnderson, Stacey (April 26, 2017). "Sylvan Esso: What Now". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^Solomon, Kate (June 2017). "Sylvan Esso: What Now". Q. No. 372. p. 112.
^Goller, Josh (April 12, 2017). "Sylvan Esso: What Now". Slant Magazine. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
^Sturges, Fiona (June 2017). "Sylvan Esso: What Now". Uncut. No. 241. p. 38.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources What Now Sylvan Esso album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message What Now is the second studio album by American indie pop duo Sylvan Esso made up of singer Amelia Meath and producer Nick Sanborn released on April 28 2017 by Loma Vista Recordings 3 The album spawned three singles Radio released on August 31 2016 Kick Jump Twist released on November 18 2016 and Die Young released on February 27 2017 What NowStudio album by Sylvan EssoReleasedApril 28 2017Recorded2017GenreSynthpop 1 electronic pop 2 Length36 03LabelLoma Vista RecordingsProducerNick SanbornSylvan Esso chronologySylvan Esso 2014 What Now 2017 Free Love 2020 Singles from What Now Radio Released 31 August 2016 Kick Jump Twist Released 18 November 2016 Die Young Released 27 February 2017 Contents 1 Background and production 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 ReferencesBackground and production editSpeaking on the album Meath said in an interview that following their debut album the duo felt they needed to step it up as much as possible to prove that they belong where they are Sanborn added that the record felt much more lived in and alive than their previous album due to the fact that they were more assured with what they wanted whereas their first album came right after their formation as a band Meath explained that the album s title came from a deep band existential crisis and that during the first part of recording the album they often asked themselves Can we still do this or did we lose it 4 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 4 10 5 Metacritic75 100 6 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 The A V ClubA 8 Consequence of SoundB 9 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Mojo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 The Observer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Pitchfork7 2 10 13 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 Slant Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 Uncut8 10 16 What Now received mostly positive reviews from critics The album received a 75 out of 100 on Metacritic from 20 critics indicating generally favorable reviews 6 Pitchfork writer Stacey Anderson in a positive review for the album wrote that The sophomore album from the electronic pop duo offers a biting withering take on pop music full of crisp humor while still finding real moments of tenderness 13 Josh Modell of The A V Club called the album brilliant opining that the album was deeper smarter more comfortable more intimate and more cohesive than their previous record and calling it a record so good it answers its own title question and makes you eager to ask it again 8 Emily Mackay of The Observer reacted positively to the album calling it lovely and sweet but sharp 12 Writing for Spin critic Geena Kloeppel wrote that What Now finds the band questioning the confines of electronic pop music deconstructing traditional notions of beat and melody with intricacy and ingenuity 2 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Amelia Meath and Nick SanbornNo TitleLength1 Sound 2 322 The Glow 2 583 Die Young 3 304 Radio 3 325 Kick Jump Twist 4 236 Song 3 277 Just Dancing 4 288 Signal 3 299 Slack Jaw 3 0510 Rewind 4 39Personnel editSylvan Esso Amelia Meath vocals production Nick Sanborn production Additional personnel Huntley Miller mastering BJ Burton mixing Matt de Jong package design Graham Tolbert photographyCharts editChart 2017 Peak position Canadian Albums Billboard 17 92 US Billboard 200 18 32 US Top Rock Albums Billboard 19 4References edit Arcand Rob 28 April 2017 Stream Sylvan Esso s New Album What Now Spin Retrieved 3 June 2017 a b Kloeppel Geena May 1 2017 Review Sylvan Esso s Sweet What Now Pushes Against the Confines of Electronic Pop Music SPIN Retrieved May 31 2017 Flynn Katherine April 14 2017 Sylvan Esso What Now Consequence of Sound Retrieved May 31 2017 Aswad Jem Sylvan Esso s Great New Album Resulted From a Band Existential Crisis Billboard Retrieved 3 June 2017 What Now by Sylvan Esso reviews AnyDecentMusic Retrieved December 18 2019 a b Reviews and Tracks for What Now by Sylvan Esso Metacritic Retrieved June 2 2017 Bemrose Bekki What Now Sylvan Esso AllMusic Retrieved May 30 2017 a b Modell Josh April 28 2017 Sylvan Esso subverts and embraces the pop world on a brilliant second album The A V Club Retrieved May 30 2017 Flynn Katherine April 14 2017 Sylvan Esso What Now Consequence of Sound Retrieved December 18 2019 Davies Hannah J April 27 2017 Sylvan Esso What Now review peppy irreverent bleep pop for coffee lovers The Guardian Retrieved December 18 2019 Aston Martin June 2017 Sylvan Esso What Now Mojo No 283 p 94 a b Mackay Emily April 30 2017 Sylvan Esso What Now review purposeful pop bangers The Observer Retrieved June 2 2017 a b Anderson Stacey April 26 2017 Sylvan Esso What Now Pitchfork Retrieved June 2 2017 Solomon Kate June 2017 Sylvan Esso What Now Q No 372 p 112 Goller Josh April 12 2017 Sylvan Esso What Now Slant Magazine Retrieved December 18 2019 Sturges Fiona June 2017 Sylvan Esso What Now Uncut No 241 p 38 Sylvan Esso Chart History Canadian Albums Billboard Retrieved June 1 2017 Sylvan Esso Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved June 1 2017 Sylvan Esso Chart History Top Rock Albums Billboard Retrieved June 1 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title What Now Sylvan Esso album amp oldid 1178736549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
