Years active 1997–2006, 2016– | Labels Kindercore/Merge | |
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Origin Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States (1997) Members Sasha Bell, Jeff Baron, Tim Barnes Genres Indie rock, Indie pop, Neo-psychedelia Albums Cannibal Sea, The Long Goodbye, Everything Is Green | ||
The essex green don t know why you stay
The Essex Green is an indie rock band from Brooklyn, NY that released three albums between 1999 and 2006. 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 folk in the tradition of bands like The Left Banke and Fairport Convention.
Contents
- The essex green don t know why you stay
- The essex green by the sea
- History
- Albums
- Singles and EPs
- Songs
- References
The essex green by the sea
History
The band formed from the ashes of the Burlington, Vermont 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 Robert Schneider to be a part of The Elephant Six Collective and recorded a self-titled EP, later signing to Kindercore Records, 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 Merge Records 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, which was released in March 2006.
Albums
Singles and EPs
Songs
Rue de LisCannibal Sea · 2006
This Isn't FarmlifeCannibal Sea · 2006
Our Lady in HavanaThe Long Goodbye · 2003