The Essex Green formed in Brooklyn in 2005 with Jeff Baron, Sasha Bell, Chris Ziter, and Will Cullen Hart. Their self-titled debut came out in 2006, a record of dreamy indie pop that drew comparisons to The Velvet Underground and The Beach Boys. Songs like 'Berlin' and 'By The Sea' had that hazy, melodic quality that defined their early sound.
They followed up with 'Cannibal Sea' in 2008, an album that arrived after some label and financial trouble. The band went on hiatus in 2011, then reunited seven years later to tour and release 'Everything Is Green' in 2018. That record picked up where they'd left off, with the same shimmering arrangements and introspective lyrics.
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