""As we prepare to release new music, we have to decide what we want to be a part of and what we don't," band members Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn shared in a press statement. "To that end, with Sylvan Esso being on our own label for the first time, we have decided to remove our music from Spotify. While no solution is perfect, we simply can't continue to put our life's work in a store that, in addition to all its other glaring flaws, directly funds war machines.""
""WDID" was recorded at Sylvan Esso's own studio in Chapel Hill, NC, Betty's, with additional production from Jake Luppen. The song arrives with visuals by artists Aaron Anderson and Eric Timothy Carlson. The aggressive track charges forward on an abrasive energy that borderlines on industrial, with vocalist Meath asking the existential question, "What do I do when I run out of money?" and the "algorithm only wants my body.""
""The new single will also be released as a physical 12-inch single on January 9th, backed by a "loose and hypnotic" b-side titled "KEEP ON," which was built from a week of improvisation alongside bassist Daniel Aged and drummer TJ Maiani. Pre-orders are ongoing.""
Sylvan Esso released "WDID," their first new single in three years, on their own label Psychic Hotline. The duo removed their catalog from Spotify, citing that the platform directly funds war machines and other glaring flaws. The move aligns Sylvan Esso with other artists protesting Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's investment in the AI weapons company Helsing. "WDID" was recorded at the band's Chapel Hill studio Betty's with additional production from Jake Luppen and features visuals by Aaron Anderson and Eric Timothy Carlson. The track channels abrasive, near-industrial energy with lyrics about money and algorithmic objectification. A 12-inch single with the improvised b-side "KEEP ON" is set for January 9, with pre-orders ongoing.
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