Sylvan Esso surprised fans Thursday with a new song called "Sunburn."
It's a bittersweet track about the moment when delight fades into discomfort. It was written back in January in Los Angeles, and it's their first new release since their 2020 album Free Love.
As Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso explain the new song, "Sunburn" is:
"eating candy til you're sick
riding your bike too fast down a hill
when you're five years old and don't want to get out of the water, and by the end you're shivering and all your fingers are pruney and your lips are turned purple
an undertow that sneaks up unsuspectingly
the painful pulsing pink of swollen eyelids leftover after a day lying in the sun
plunging forward without time for second-guessing"
Check out the new track now.
Sylvan Esso's live schedule:
5/19 - Durham, NC - Durham Athletic Park +
5/20 - Durham, NC - Durham Athletic Park # SOLD OUT
5/21 - Durham, NC - Durham Athletic Park @ SOLD OUT
5/23 - Richmond, VA - The National!
5/24 - Ithaca, NY - Beak and Skiff Apple Orchard%
5/26 - Portland, ME - Thompson's Point%
5/27 - North Adams, MA - Solid Sound Festival
6/24 - Rothbury, MI - Electric Forest Festival
7/24 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival
7/29 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena* SOLD OUT
7/30 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena* SOLD OUT
7/31 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena* SOLD OUT
8/17 - Phoenix, AZ - Ak-Chin Pavilion*
8/19 - Austin, TX - Germania Insurance Amphitheater* SOLD OUT
8/20 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion* SOLD OUT
8/21 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion*
8/23 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheater*
8/25 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion*
8/26 - New York, NY - Forest Hills Stadium* SOLD OUT
8/27 - New York, NY - Forest Hills Stadium*
8/30 - Philadelphia, PA - TD Pavilion at the Mann*
9/1 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage*
9/2 - Montreal, QC - Parc Jean-Drapeau*
9/3 - Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion*
9/4 - Boston, MA - Xfinity Center*
9/7 - Cincinnati, OH - The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park*
9/8 - Detroit, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre*
9/9 - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion* SOLD OUT
9/10 - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion*
9/14 - St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre*
9/16 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre* SOLD OUT
9/17 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre*
9/18 - Las Vegas, NV - Life is Beautiful Festival
9/20 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre*
9/22 - Ridgefield, WA - RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater*
9/23 - Vancouver, BC - PNE Amp* SOLD OUT
9/24 - Vancouver, BC - PNE Amp*
9/26 - Bend, OR - Hayden Homes Amphitheater*
9/27 - Boise, ID - Fort Idaho Center Amphitheater*
9/29 - Sacramento, CA - Heart Health Park*
9/30 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre*
10/1 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre* SOLD OUT
+ with Gus Dapperton and Vagabon
# with Yo La Tengo and Indigo De Souza
@ with Little Brother and Mr. Twin Sister
! with Benét
% with Samia
*with ODESZA
