Sylvan Esso Share New Video For “Numb” and Announce US Tour Dates
Sylvan Esso has unveiled their first music video of 2021 to celebrate the launch of their new multi-track single “Numb,” which includes a new version with Teddy Geiger. “Numb” is a highlight from their third full-length album Free Love, which was released last fall to career-best reviews. Their most accomplished video to date, “Numb” represents the directorial debut for Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath, and a culmination of the group’s ambitions within the medium.
The new visual was co-directed by Meath and Jasmine Albuquerque, a longtime luminary of the Los Angeles choreography scene. Meath, along with a troupe of LA dancers performing unmasked and in close proximity for the first time in over a year, captures the catharsis of our current moment of re-emergence, viscerally shedding the confinement of the COVID era to the song’s refrain: “shaking out the numb, let me feel something.” The “Numb” video was produced by MAAVVEN, the studio that has worked with Rihanna, Pharrell, St. Vincent, Dua Lipa and many others. It follows other movement and choreography-focused videos for songs from Free Love, including “Frequency” directed by Moses Sumney, and “Rooftop Dancing,” shot by NYC street photographer and filmmaker Cheryl Dunn.
Amelia says of the video: “I’ve always loved the pure dance videos of the TRL era and dreamed of making something that could live in that world. I’m so grateful to Jasmine and everyone at MAAVVEN who worked with me to bring this to life, it was such a joy and I can’t wait for y’all to see it”
A striking video to correlate with the personal/intimate composition that is Numb.
The duo also announces their major US 2021 tour taking place in September, their first live performances in nearly two years. The “Shaking Out The Numb” tour commences just two days after Sylvan Esso and their 10-piece WITH band host the iconic Saturday night Superjam at Bonnaroo on September 4. The nearly 30-date run will hit several amphitheaters and large venues including two nights at Terminal 5 in New York City in November.
‘Shaking Out The Numb’ US Tour Dates:
Sat 4 Sep Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
Mon 6 Sep Troutdale, OR – Edgefield *
Tue 7 Sep Redmond, WA – Marymoor Amphitheater *
Thu 9 Sep Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley #
Fri 10 Sep Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre *
Sat 11 Sep San Diego, CA – SOMA *
Mon 13 Sep Salt Lake City, UT – Union Event Center *
Tue 14 Sep Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom *
Thu 16Sep Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom *
Fri 17 Sep Austin, TX – The Moody Amphitheater *
Sat 18 Sep Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom *
Sun 19 Sep Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center *
Tue 21 Sep Atlanta, GA – Roxy Theatre *
Wed 22 Sep Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit *
Thu 23 Sep Dover, DE – Firefly Music Festival
Fri 24 Sep Dover, DE – Firefly Music Festival
Sat 25 Sep Dover, DE – Firefly Music Festival
Sun 26 Sep Dover, DE – Firefly Music Festival
Tue 26 Oct St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre %
Wed 27 Oct St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre %
Fri 29 Oct Madison, WI – Sylvee %
Sat 30 Oct Madison, WI – Sylvee %
Sun 31 Oct Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom %
Tue 2 Nov Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall %
Wed 3 Nov Columbus, OH – Express Live! %
Fri 5 Nov Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE %
Wed 10 Nov New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall %
Thu 11 Nov Washington DC – The Anthem %
Sat 13 Nov Boston, MA – House of Blues %
Sun 14 Nov Boston, MA – House of Blues %
Mon 15 Nov New York, NY – Terminal 5 %
Tue 16 Nov New York, NY – Terminal 5 %
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