The Essex Green is an American

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band from

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that has released four albums to date. The band is primarily composed of songwriters Jeff Baron, Sasha Bell and Chris Ziter, and specializes in a classic sound inspired by 1960s–1970s pop and

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in the tradition of bands like

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and

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History

The band formed from the ashes of the

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band Guppyboy when members Baron, Bell, Ziter and Michael Barrett moved to Brooklyn. The Essex Green formed in 1997, adding drummer Tim Barnes, and began to play shows around New York. They issued a split-7" single with The Sixth Great Lake (a Guppyboy/Essex Green-related side project) in 1999. They were asked by

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to be a part of

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and recorded a self-titled EP, later signing to

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, who released their first full-length album later that year. After a number of tours and the release of some EPs and singles, the group signed with

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who released their second album in 2003. After a world tour, they headed back to the studio in fall of 2005 to begin work on their third album, ''

Cannibal Sea ''Cannibal Sea'' is the third album by indie rock band The Essex Green. It was released in March 2006 by Merge Records. Background Essex Green formed in 1997 in New York City. A part of The Elephant Six Collective, they released an EP and their ...

'', which was released in March 2006. Their fourth album, ‘Hardly Electronic’ was released in 2018.

Discography

Albums

* ''The Brooklyn Basement Tapes Volume One'' - 1997 * ''The Brooklyn Basement Tapes Volume Two'' - 1997 * ''

Everything Is Green ''Everything Is Green'' is the first album by indie rock band The Essex Green. It was recorded at Studio 45 in Hartford, CT and Marlborough Farms in Brooklyn and released in 1999 by Kindercore Records Kindercore Vinyl is a vinyl record pressi ...

'' - Kindercore - 1999 * '' The Long Goodbye'' - Merge Records - 2003 * ''

'' - Merge Records - 2006 * ''

Hardly Electronic ''Hardly Electronic'' is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band The Essex Green. It was released on June 29, 2018 under Merge Records. Critical reception ''Hardly Electronic'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. ...

'' - Merge Records - 2018

Singles and EPs

* Split single with The Sixth Great Lake (7-inch) - Sudden Shame - 1999 * ''Essex Green EP'' - Elephant6 - 1999 * Happy Happy Birthday to Me Singles Club: April (7-inch) - HHBTM - 2000 * Split single with The Smallgoods (7-inch) - Low Transit Industries - 2003

External links

The Essex Green
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