Espers
| Espers | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Psychedelic folk |
| founding | 2002 |
| Current occupation | |
| Greg Weeks | |
| Meg Baird | |
| Brooke Sietinsons | |
| Otto Hauser | |
| Helena Espvall | |
| Chris Smith | |
Espers is a psychedelic folk band from Philadelphia , which can be assigned to the indie scene, and emerged in 2002 from the trio of singer and songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird and Brooke Sietinsons. Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall and Chris Smith later completed the sextet. Espers' style is strongly reminiscent of British folk of the late 1960s as well as that of contemporary groups such as Six Organs of Admittance . Many of the band members have also participated in the studio recordings of other folk musicians such as Nick Castro and Vashti Bunyan .
The debut album, named after the band themselves, was released in 2004 by Locust Music. In 2005 "The Weed Tree" followed, a year later the third album "Espers II". In October 2009 "Espers III" was released.
Discography
Albums
- 2004 - "Espers"
- 2005 - "The Weed Tree"
- 2006 - "Espers II"
- 2009 - "Espers III"
Singles
- "Riding / Under the Waterfall" (7 ″)
Web links
- Espers on Locust Music (English)
- Espers on Drag City (English)
- Interview with Greg Weeks (Norwegian / English)