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21 July 2026 – Sylvan Esso Build An Infinite New World With ‘Concrete Glen’
By Editorial Team - July 21, 2026
Summary
Sylvan Esso have announced their new album 'Ow ∞' and opened its door with 'Concrete Glen', a bright, strange and rhythmically restless single that samples the unmistakable vocal atmosphere of Sigur Rós’ 'Svefn-g-englar'.
Key Facts
- Sylvan Esso announce new album 'Ow ∞'.
- Lead single 'Concrete Glen' samples Sigur Rós' 'Svefn-g-englar'.
- The album was developed over four years at their Chapel Hill studio.
- Entities: Sylvan Esso, Ow ∞, Concrete Glen, Sigur Rós, Svefn-g-englar, Amelia Meath, Nick Sanborn, Chapel Hill
- Tags: sylvan-esso, concrete-glen, sigur-ros, ow-infinity, indie-electronic, new-album
<a href="/tags/sylvan-esso">Sylvan Esso</a> have announced their new album ‘Ow ∞’ and opened its door with ‘Concrete Glen’, a bright, strange and rhythmically restless single that samples the unmistakable vocal atmosphere of <a href="/tags/sigur-ros">Sigur Rós</a>’ ‘Svefn-g-englar’. Instead of turning that sample into the entire attraction, Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn place it inside tumbling breakbeats, a woozy bassline and pop architecture with several sections deliberately removed.
That empty space is important. Sylvan Esso remain fascinated by the moment when a song refuses to provide the exact resolution the listener expects, forcing the imagination to complete the circuit. The album has been developed over four years at the duo’s Chapel Hill studio with a wide group of collaborators.
‘Concrete Glen’ suggests a record about accepting that life is painful, ridiculous and still worth entering at full volume. The infinity symbol may be ambitious, but ordinary punctuation was probably never going to contain this particular dance party.