Sylvan Esso are back with a new single, ‘WDID’, along with the news that they’re removing their music from Spotify. Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn founded their own label, Psychic Hotline, in 2021, but the raucous new track is the duo’s first to be released through it. Give it a listen below.
“As we prepare to release new music, we have to decide what we want to be a part of and what we don’t,” Sylvan Esso said in a statement. “To that end, with Sylvan Esso being on our own label for the first time, we have decided to remove our music from Spotify. While no solution is perfect, we simply can’t continue to put our life’s work in a store that, in addition to all its other glaring flaws, directly funds war machines. Reaching towards the world we all deserve, even though we are not in it yet.”
Sylvan Esso join acts including Massive Attack, Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hotline TNT, WU LYF, Young Widows, and Deradoorian who have recently left Spotify in the wake of Daniel Ek’s investment in weapons contractor Helsing. In related news, Spotify has announced that Ek is stepping down as CEO to become the executive chair. He will be replaced by chief product and technology officer Gustav Söderström and chief business officer Alex Norström, who will serve as co-CEOs.
