Sylvan Esso (photo: Graham Tolbert)
Weeks after unveiling plans for its independently curated Good Moon Festival, the Durham, N.C., Sylvan Esso has debuted “Hot Slob,” the duo’s first new music of 2026 and a clear signal that a new album cycle is beginning to take shape.
The track arrives amid a period of reinvention for Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn. As previously reported, the pair spent much of the last year building toward a more autonomous future through their