Hot Slob

I hope other people like it, but that's secondary to, like, we are having a blast.

The first song we heard from this record was Hot Slob.

And that, I think that song caught a lot of people off guard because it is such an abrasive, loud rock song by Sylvan Esso.

But also the video you shot at a beloved roadhouse outside of Temple Hill called The Kraken.

The void loves your attention.

Sylvan Esso debuts Hot Slob.

Fans question genre authenticity.

When rock music meets existential dread, it's less about riffs and more about pondering life's meaning while wearing mismatched socks and sipping cold brew.

Absolutely.

The first song that we heard from this record was Hot Slob, and that comes out-

Mm-hmm

... with some really loud guitars played by Jen Wasner of Flock of Dimes and Wye Oak.

Bet she's so proud of me.

Can you feel, can you feel it?

Hot Slob's a great example of kind of a, a little bit more of a punk aesthetic.

Elsewhere, you get kind of something quieter, more spare, a song like Concrete Glen, which is, uh, sampling...