“Province” by Bartees Strange, Ohmme & Eric Slick; “Ever New” by Anjimile

WOW YES.

Today Sylvan Esso’s artist-centric label, Psychic Hotline, shares the second installment of their 7″ single series with a pair of covers. Side A features Bartees Strange, Eric Slick, and Ohmme’s cover of “Province” by TV on the Radio, and Side B is Anjimile’s cover of Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s “Ever New.” Listen here:

Bartees and I started talking earlier this year. I loved his album and there seemed to be some interest in working together. We talked about our admiration for TV On The Radio. I was driving around one day and thought about how much I listened to Return to Cookie Mountain in 2006, and how it was a formative record for me. It’s such a strange and simultaneously straightforward album. I made a basic acoustic cover of their song “Province” and from there Bartees added his vocal take. Then I reached out to Ohmme, one of my favorite bands from Chicago. Sima and Macie added some ethereal swells and tied the whole song together. Then I removed all of the rough tracks and built a more modern structure underneath with Mellotron, Moog, and MPC. I’m so excited about the way it came out, and I am deeply inspired by what Bartees and Ohmme brought to the table.

Eric Slick

I’ll never forget when I found TVOTR. I saw their performance on Letterman while channel surfing. I jumped out of my bed. They gave me somebody to look up to. I don’t think I really knew what I wanted to do musically until I saw them. That was a big deal for me.

Bartees Strange

‘Ever New’ is simply one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard, and it me on every level, and as a black trans musician it is an honor to cover it,”

Anjimile

You can pre-order the physical 7″ or purchase the digital tracks on Bandcamp.