# Sylvan Esso Announce New Album Ow ∞: Hear The Sigur Rós-Sampling “Concrete Glen”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sylvan-esso-announce-new-album-ow-%e2%88%9e-hear-the-sigur-ros-sampling-concrete-glen/
- Published: 2026-07-21T14:29:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-21T15:50:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Stereogum
- Original article: https://stereogum.com/2505877/sylvan-esso-announce-new-album-ow-%E2%88%9E-hear-the-sigur-ros-sampling-concrete-glen/music/
- Topics: Entertainment, Geopolitics, Music, Politics

## Key points

- Sylvan Esso announce new album Ow ∞
- New single "Concrete Glen" samples Sigur Rós
- Duo to headline Durham's Good Moon Festival, 8-10 October

## Summary

North Carolina duo Sylvan Esso have announced a new album, Ow ∞, alongside the release of a new single called "Concrete Glen", which samples Jónsi Birgisson's vocal from Sigur Rós's 1999 track "Svefn-g-englar". It is the band's first album since founding their own label, Psychic Hotline, and comes roughly four years after their surprise release No Rules Sandy, during which time both members pursued side projects.

The album was recorded over four years at the duo's Chapel Hill studio and features contributions from a wide range of collaborators, including Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner, the Mountain Goats' Matt Douglas, Bon Iver's BJ Burton and Wilco's Glenn Kotche. "Concrete Glen" follows last month's single "Hot Slob" and is described as a funky track built around a breakbeat and bassline. Sylvan Esso will support the record with extensive touring and will headline their own Good Moon Festival in Durham from 8-10 October, alongside acts including Tyler Childers and Meshell Ndegeocello.

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