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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = What Now
| name = What Now
| type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Sylvan Esso]]
| artist = [[Sylvan Esso]]
| cover =
| cover = File:Sylvanessowhatnow.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 28, 2017
| released = April 28, 2017
| recorded = 2017
| recorded = 2017
| venue =
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* [[Synthpop]]<ref name="spinstream">{{cite web|last1=Arcand|first1=Rob|title=Stream Sylvan Esso’s New Album What Now|url=http://www.spin.com/2017/04/stream-sylvan-essos-new-album-what-now-in-full/|website=Spin|accessdate=3 June 2017|date=28 April 2017}}</ref>
* [[Synthpop]]<ref name="spinstream">{{cite web|last1=Arcand|first1=Rob|title=Stream Sylvan Esso's New Album What Now|url=http://www.spin.com/2017/04/stream-sylvan-essos-new-album-what-now-in-full/|website=Spin|accessdate=3 June 2017|date=28 April 2017}}</ref>
* [[electronic pop]]<ref name="spinreview">{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/2017/05/sylvan-esso-what-now-review/ |title=Review: Sylvan Esso's Sweet What Now Pushes Against the Confines of Electronic Pop Music |work=SPIN |date=May 1, 2017 |accessdate=May 31, 2017 |author=Kloeppel, Geena}}</ref>
* [[electronic pop]]<ref name="spinreview">{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/2017/05/sylvan-esso-what-now-review/ |title=Review: Sylvan Esso's Sweet What Now Pushes Against the Confines of Electronic Pop Music |work=SPIN |date=May 1, 2017 |accessdate=May 31, 2017 |author=Kloeppel, Geena}}</ref>
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| label = [[Loma Vista Recordings]]
| label = [[Loma Vista Recordings]]
| producer = Nick Sanborn
| producer = Nick Sanborn
| prev_title =
| prev_title = [[Sylvan Esso (album)|Sylvan Esso]]
| prev_year =
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title =
| next_title = [[Free Love (Sylvan Esso album)|Free Love]]
| next_year =
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Singles
| misc = {{Singles
| Name = What Now
| name = What Now
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| single 1 = Radio
| single1 = Radio
| single 1 date = 31 August 2016
| single1date = 31 August 2016
| single 2 = Kick Jump Twist
| single2 = Kick Jump Twist
| single 2 date = 18 November 2016
| single2date = 18 November 2016
| single 3 = Die Young
| single3 = Die Young
| single 3 date = 27 February 2017
| single3date = 27 February 2017
}}
}}
}}
}}


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'''''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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2017/04/album-review-sylvan-esso-what-now/ |title=Sylvan Esso – What Now |work=Consequence of Sound |date=April 14, 2017 |accessdate=May 31, 2017 |author=Flynn, Katherine}}</ref> 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.

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'''''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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/04/album-review-sylvan-esso-what-now/ |title=Sylvan Esso – What Now |work=Consequence of Sound |date=April 14, 2017 |accessdate=May 31, 2017 |author=Flynn, Katherine}}</ref> 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.


==Background and production==
==Background and production==
Speaking on the album, Meath said in an interview that, following [[Sylvan Esso (album)|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?"<ref name="billboardinterview">{{cite web|last1=Aswad|first1=Jem|title=Sylvan Esso's Great New Album Resulted From a 'Band Existential Crisis'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7783915/sylvan-esso-new-album-what-now-interview|website=Billboard|accessdate=3 June 2017}}</ref>
Speaking on the album, Meath said in an interview that, following [[Sylvan Esso (album)|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?"<ref name="billboardinterview">{{cite magazine|last1=Aswad|first1=Jem|title=Sylvan Esso's Great New Album Resulted From a 'Band Existential Crisis'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7783915/sylvan-esso-new-album-what-now-interview|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=3 June 2017}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
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''What Now'' received mostly positive reviews from critics. The album received a 76 out of 100 on Metacritic from 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|title=What Now by Sylvan Esso|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/what-now/sylvan-esso|website=Metacritic|accessdate=2 June 2017}}</ref> ''[[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."<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|last1=Anderson|first1=Stacey|title=Sylvan Esso: What Now Album Review|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23081-what-now/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=2 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> 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 [[Sylvan Esso (album)|their previous record]], and calling it "a record so good it answers its own title question and makes you eager to ask it again."<ref name="avclub"/> Emily Mackay of ''[[The Observer]]'' reacted positively to the album, calling it "lovely" and "sweet-but-sharp".<ref name="observer">{{cite web|last1=Mackay|first1=Emily|title=Sylvan Esso: What Now review – purposeful pop bangers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/30/sylvan-esso-what-now-review-loma-vista-die-young-radio-just-dancing-amelia-meath-nick-steadman|website=The Guardian|accessdate=2 June 2017|date=30 April 2017}}</ref> 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."<ref name="spinreview" />

{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
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| ADM = 7.4/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://anydecentmusic.com/review/8642/Sylvan-Esso-What-Now.aspx |title=What Now by Sylvan Esso reviews |website=[[AnyDecentMusic?]] |accessdate=December 18, 2019}}</ref>
| title = Professional ratings
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| MC = 75/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/what-now/sylvan-esso |title=Reviews and Tracks for What Now by Sylvan Esso |website=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=June 2, 2017}}</ref>
| ADM = 7.4/10
| MC = 76/100
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/what-now-mw0003031928 |title=What Now – Sylvan Esso |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=May 30, 2017 |last=Bemrose |first=Bekki}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[AllMusic]]''
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| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/what-now-mw0003031928 |title=What Now - Sylvan Esso |website=AllMusic |accessdate=May 30, 2017 |author=Bemrose, Bekki}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2score = A<ref name="avclub">{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/sylvan-esso-subverts-and-embraces-pop-world-brilli-254306 |title=Sylvan Esso subverts and embraces the pop world on a brilliant second album |work=The A.V. Club |date=April 28, 2017 |accessdate=May 30, 2017 |author=Modell, Josh}}</ref>
| rev2score = A<ref name="avclub">{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/sylvan-esso-subverts-and-embraces-pop-world-brilli-254306 |title=Sylvan Esso subverts and embraces the pop world on a brilliant second album |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=April 28, 2017 |accessdate=May 30, 2017 |last=Modell |first=Josh}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Consequence of Sound]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Consequence of Sound]]''
| rev3score = B<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2017/04/album-review-sylvan-esso-what-now/ |title=Sylvan Esso – What Now |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=April 14, 2017 |accessdate=December 18, 2019 |last=Flynn |first=Katherine}}</ref>
| rev3score = B
| rev5 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/27/sylvan-esso-what-now-review-loma-vista |title=Sylvan Esso: What Now review – peppy, irreverent bleep-pop for coffee lovers |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=April 27, 2017 |accessdate=December 18, 2019 |last=Davies |first=Hannah J.}}</ref>
| rev5score = {{rating|3|5}}
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| rev5 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev5score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Sylvan Esso: What Now |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=283 |date=June 2017 |last=Aston |first=Martin |page=94}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[The Observer]]''
| rev6 = ''[[The Observer]]''
| rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="observer">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/30/sylvan-esso-what-now-review-loma-vista-die-young-radio-just-dancing-amelia-meath-nick-steadman |title=Sylvan Esso: What Now review – purposeful pop bangers |website=[[The Observer]] |date=April 30, 2017 |accessdate=June 2, 2017 |last=Mackay |first=Emily}}</ref>
| rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="observer" />
| rev7 = ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7score = 7.2/10<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23081-what-now/ |title=Sylvan Esso: What Now |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=April 26, 2017 |accessdate=June 2, 2017 |last=Anderson |first=Stacey}}</ref>
| rev7score = 7.4/10
| rev8 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Sylvan Esso: What Now |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=372 |date=June 2017 |last=Solomon |first=Kate |page=112}}</ref>
| rev8score = 7.2/10<ref name="pitchfork" />
| rev10 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev9 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev9score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/sylvan-esso-what-now/ |title=Sylvan Esso: What Now |website=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=April 12, 2017 |accessdate=December 18, 2019 |last=Goller |first=Josh}}</ref>
| rev10score = {{rating|4|5}}
| rev11 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev10score = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Sylvan Esso: What Now |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |issue=241 |date=June 2017 |last=Sturges |first=Fiona |page=38}}</ref>
| rev11score = 8/10<ref name="spinreview" />
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| rev12 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev12score = 8/10
| noprose = yes
}}
}}

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''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".<ref name="metacritic"/> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|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."<ref name="pitchfork"/> 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 [[Sylvan Esso (album)|their previous record]], and calling it "a record so good it answers its own title question and makes you eager to ask it again."<ref name="avclub"/> Emily Mackay of ''[[The Observer]]'' reacted positively to the album, calling it "lovely" and "sweet-but-sharp".<ref name="observer"/> Writing for ''[[Spin (magazine)|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."<ref name="spinreview" />


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[Amelia Meath]] and Nick Sanborn

| title1 = Sound
| title1 = Sound
| length1 = 2:32
| length1 = 2:32
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==Personnel==
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Track listing adapted from iTunes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/what-now/id1206174094|title=What Now by Sylvan Esso on Apple Music|work=[[iTunes Store]] (US)|accessdate=June 1, 2017}}</ref>
'''Sylvan Esso'''
* [[Amelia Meath]] – vocals, [[Record producer|production]]
* Nick Sanborn – production

'''Additional personnel'''
* Huntley Miller – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]]
* [[BJ Burton]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* [[Matt de Jong]] – package design
* Graham Tolbert – photography


==Charts==
==Charts==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:2017 albums]]
[[Category:2017 albums]]
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[[Category:Loma Vista Recordings albums]]

Latest revision as of 14:59, 5 October 2023

What Now
Studio album by
Sylvan Esso
ReleasedApril 28, 2017
Recorded2017
Genre
Length36:03
LabelLoma Vista Recordings
ProducerNick Sanborn
Sylvan Esso chronology
Sylvan Esso
(2014) 		What Now
(2017) 		Free Love
(2020)
Singles from What Now
  1. "Radio"
    Released: 31 August 2016
  2. "Kick Jump Twist"
    Released: 18 November 2016
  3. "Die Young"
    Released: 27 February 2017

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.

Background and production[edit]

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]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[5]
Metacritic75/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
The A.V. ClubA[8]
Consequence of SoundB[9]
The Guardian[10]
Mojo[11]
The Observer[12]
Pitchfork7.2/10[13]
Q[14]
Slant Magazine[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[edit]

All tracks are written by Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn

No.TitleLength
1."Sound"2:32
2."The Glow"2:58
3."Die Young"3:30
4."Radio"3:32
5."Kick Jump Twist"4:23
6."Song"3:27
7."Just Dancing"4:28
8."Signal"3:29
9."Slack Jaw"3:05
10."Rewind"4:39

Personnel[edit]

Sylvan Esso

Additional personnel

Charts[edit]

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 92
US Billboard 200[18] 32
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ Arcand, Rob (28 April 2017). "Stream Sylvan Esso's New Album What Now". Spin. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Flynn, Katherine (April 14, 2017). "Sylvan Esso – What Now". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  4. ^ Aswad, Jem. "Sylvan Esso's Great New Album Resulted From a 'Band Existential Crisis'". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  5. ^ "What Now by Sylvan Esso reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Reviews and Tracks for What Now by Sylvan Esso". Metacritic. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  7. ^ Bemrose, Bekki. "What Now – Sylvan Esso". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Flynn, Katherine (April 14, 2017). "Sylvan Esso – What Now". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  10. ^ Davies, Hannah J. (April 27, 2017). "Sylvan Esso: What Now review – peppy, irreverent bleep-pop for coffee lovers". The Guardian. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  11. ^ Aston, Martin (June 2017). "Sylvan Esso: What Now". Mojo. No. 283. p. 94.
  12. ^ a b Mackay, Emily (April 30, 2017). "Sylvan Esso: What Now review – purposeful pop bangers". The Observer. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  13. ^ a b Anderson, Stacey (April 26, 2017). "Sylvan Esso: What Now". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  14. ^ Solomon, Kate (June 2017). "Sylvan Esso: What Now". Q. No. 372. p. 112.
  15. ^ Goller, Josh (April 12, 2017). "Sylvan Esso: What Now". Slant Magazine. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  16. ^ Sturges, Fiona (June 2017). "Sylvan Esso: What Now". Uncut. No. 241. p. 38.
  17. ^ "Sylvan Esso Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  18. ^ "Sylvan Esso Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  19. ^ "Sylvan Esso Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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