Sylvan Esso: Slack Jaw | Echo Mountain Sessions

[@awesometuck1559]

Slack Jaw is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I've heard in a long time.

[@Rainmanthereal]

Totally

[@jamesbrycen7977]

i realize I'm kind of randomly asking but do anyone know of a good place to stream new movies online?

[@connernehemiah6733]

@James Brycen lately I have been using FlixZone. You can find it by googling =)

[@reubenhenry5507]

@Conner Nehemiah yea, been watching on FlixZone for since april myself :D

[@beaulyle6933]

@Conner Nehemiah Yea, I have been using flixzone for since march myself =)

[@raphaelmigliori]

This song is inexorably sad, a person who has happiness all around them and yet, is inexplicably melancholic and sad while at the same time in awe at the beauty around them. So many emotions.

[@Rainmanthereal]

That’s a very clever way to describe the exact feeling I’ve felt when I listened this song for the first time. But I wasn’t able to put words over it! Thanks mate !

[@dailybrewid8630]

💯

[@NikkoBlues]

I'm not crying, you're crying. 😢 While the album version is both lovely and magical, this version is positively transcendent. When Nick slipped his headphones back on and closed his eyes... 😢 I love this version so much. Thank you, Nick, Amelia and Jenn. ❤ And thank you, NPR, for sharing this gem.

[@tynie626]

that part with Nick was the moment i lost it

[@comedickunt]

I love that Nick puts the earphones back on even after his parts over. No matter how many times he hears Amelia's voice, he can't get enough 💙

[@connoryballantyne]

The shot at 3:09 is worthy of some sort of mention or award somewhere. What a silently striking moment. Such beautiful, still listening from Nick.

[@AveryyMarie]

We want more Sylvan Esso NPR!!! Please please!!! I can't stop hitting the rewatch button!!

[@OhollieOholii]

In the most appreciative way possible, it's as if you can hear Regina Spektor and Feist snippets, sneaking in and out a verse or other, making it comfortably familiar, though not hindering this sweet, yet hurting..otherness.

[@mattjosey5469]

This is my favorite song of the new album, and this arrangement is stunning. What a treat to wake up to! Would kill for piano sheet music.

[@Yxpers]

Me too! But where to find the music score???!

[@claired6400]

Just commenting here in case someone finds a way to get a hold of the piano sheet !

[@Yxpers]

Claire D Likewise...

[@claired6400]

I just asked them on twitter, we should all do it ! :)

[@Yxpers]

Claire D Great! Do they have a FB fan page? Maybe we can try that as well.... You and I should team up and coordinate the effort!

[@ikecarl-mcbride7364]

We've been listening to this album in the car and my 3 year old was actually singing this song this morning as he played trucks. How thrilling to see this pop up this! Beautiful arrangement on such a beautiful morning. Love!

[@Peighter]

Did NPR just give me three brilliant sylvan esso videos. i'm officially in-love with this channel

[@RurouniFlojo]

Dude I totally missed yesterdays upload, thanks for the heads up! :)

[@matthewmoss1589]

2 more coming too!

[@FakeFlowers]

Forever greatful 🙏

[@rebeccahilberg-sy6nv]

I'm walking down the aisle to this song in June (this Echo Mountain session version) and I KNOW that this is the perfect song! When I first heard this song years ago, it was such a huge mix of emotions for me, and has spoken to me at every step in my life: through trauma, through finding myself, through healing and finding love

[@lavenderinjune]

Ah the change in tone at the beginning of the line 'oh slack jawed me', it's so UTTERLY lovely and beautiful, it's so good, such a good change...

[@stepforwardentertainment715]

I’d never heard this song until my little sister performed it on her Facebook. I’ve listened to this song on both the original version and these sessions, and I think this version stands far superior and much more emotion and thought provoking. It’s simply amazing how music can move you.

[@kreisimkreis]

love this session. everyday a new gem. thanks SE (and friends) and NPR

[@twocountries]

I ' m in tears. She is an angel.

[@bluesquare001]

This is truly the best series. Great song choices, those last two tracks in the album are my favorites.

[@FrancisBarton]

It's all just stunningly beautiful. I am imagining the closing shots of a heart-breaking film, perhaps the battered hero returning home from some great struggle, and then you hear those first piano notes as the image softens and slows...

[@mrjwhunter]

This is absolutely beautiful. When Amelia couldn't quite get that final line out in the middle, that hit hard.

[@Rainmanthereal]

This song playing While alone in my car Coming back from work Too late to kiss my kids good night Finding my wife already sleeping cause she dead tired of our crazy fast moving life. Its sure that tears are streaming down my eyes like if there were no tomorrow I feel so clueless sometimes Let’s keep things positive 😕😪

[@ginormousbones]

I am constantly amazed… With every new different song I’ve heard from these two Beautiful people. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Please don’t ever stop.

[@lagunabxo]

One of the most beautiful performances I've ever heard

[@ellenrucks1674]

Why am I crying, ahhh. I've got to see this band in a few weeks, even if it means going to a concert alone.

[@BroFist197]

Best discovery NPR. Thank you for adding this band to my list. This is currently my favourite band.

[@annewaithira1725]

This so freaking beautiful, I'm crying!!!I love this version so much!

[@Hillsburn]

Beautiful. This song. Every time.

[@Sara10393]

Her voice is just sublime, I get chills every time

[@trklsswndr]

This whole session is just pure Magic! Great songs, musicians, and the VIBE ~ you can just see the look they give one another at the close of each song...

[@hoagy_ytfc]

Beautiful song and performance.

[@O3ohn3]

What a gorgeous performance

[@OwlsRunaMuck]

This one is my favorite by far. so beautiful! thank you Sylvan Esso and NPR!

[@viviannavitikka3376]

Oh boy I'm weeping, that was lovely

[@GeekRex]

Why do these new NPR posts omit the recording information like credits? Musicians Matt Douglas: saxophone; Ryan Gustafson: guitar; Amelia Meath: vocals; Nick Sanborn: keys; Molly Sarle: vocals; Alexandra Sauser-Monnig: vocals; Jenn Wasner: keys; Joe Westerlund: drums

[@gavinmoriarty6887]

Love love love this.

[@amandafeliciano542]

Such a beautiful capture of such a beautiful moment

[@katiemagowan2753]

I AM SO OVERWHELMED WITH AT LEAST 8 EMOTIONS

[@yokaii7109]

goose bumps all over. love sylvan esso, love npr music

[@christina-kd1dp]

such a beautiful, lulling thing. I love these videos!

[@bobdaspy]

This is healing

[@mhtate]

These are awesome! Please come back to Birmingham, AL! We had tickets to your last show at Workplay but had a whole lot of life happening at the time and totally forgot about the show. We were so bummed. Hope y'all make it back soon.

[@kumarillo1]

i started this while reading the comments, thinking, "what is everyone talking about, tearing up and shit," then it hit me. almost lost it lol

[@twocountries]

I ' m in tears. Too much onions .

[@potsandpansonly]

A great song for a rainy day.

[@Specificpickle]

Thank you so much for this. These are so beautiful and comforting.

[@leahferrell3110]

Beautiful..have to watch once a day.

[@laineygeee]

i NEED a session of signal next

[@sallara7862]

Wow! De lo mejor que eh escuchado en mucho tiemo! Mucho EXITO!!!

[@keithjb100]

Beautiful.

[@keithjb100]

Sweet, beautiful.

[@cmcrombie024]

From NPR's article/interview with Sylvan Esso on the meaning of each song from this album; Slack Jaw - "Everything is awesome - and I am still sad."

[@_hottomatoe]

This is music that makes you breathe.

[@FrancisBarton]

... or takes your breath away

[@EnglishHaze]

Jenn Wasner is the most underrated, most versatile musician on the music scene today. This is simply stunning!

[@AlexKrugMusic]

ya'll did really good with these sessions!!!!!!!!

[@dennisstempher9684]

Please create an album from these recordings!

[@serotoninzero]

merch.ambientinks.com/collections/sylvanesso/products/echo-mountain-sessions-lp Digital only will likely be out 7/28.

[@rafaelsaraiva6380]

Love this guys!

[@elenab1226]

Thanks for this.

[@lmll7232]

I got all the parts I wished for I've got everything I need Sometimes I'm above water But mostly I'm at sea Oh, slack jawed me Can't you see? There's so many rhythms and harmonies And I'm walking the dog back It's not like I got hurt or broken Or ruined on the way It's an ache and it shines through me A swallow in a cage Oh, slack jawed me Can't you see? There's so many rhythms and harmonies And I'm walking the dog back Is it a sign? Or just a landmine? Or a feeling roaming free? It's overtaken me Gonna hold it 'til it dries up Or pocket it for another day If it's me I cannot give up I'd rather that she stayed Oh, slack jawed me Can't you see? There's so many rhythms and harmonies And I'm walking the dog back I got all the parts I've wished for I got everything I need Sometimes I'm above water But mostly I'm at sea Oh, slack jawed me Can't you see? There's so many rhythms and harmonies And I'm walking the dog back

[@user10cool]

Which one of you is cutting onions?!?!

[@user10cool]

😭 so beautiful 😭

[@JackFromBeatStrings]

Me too, man. And I'm at work.

[@alex0589]

Sorry guys, that was me.

[@Dropthebeatonit]

i LOOOOOOOOOOVE this song

[@Dropthebeatonit]

on 1:55 when she sings it's ooooover taaakin meeeee

[@fonsecaten]

Love your voice...

[@hugosalvadorsanchez]

Desde España: gracias a NPR por descubrirme nueva música y artistas. Lo más parecido que tenemos aquí es RNE3. Un saludo.

[@allhailpresidentkang]

Beautiful slice of Americana

[@amandafeliciano542]

Obsessssssed with this!!!

[@christucker4981]

she sounds better than the recorded version 🙄🤗

[@dalilahdeoliveira6851]

Amaziiing!

[@kaytam6997]

gem.

[@Strictjoy101]

just wow...

[@nicholasdurran2731]

Fucking beautiful song.

[@starstar22rose]

Is there a way to like this video multiple times? 😍

[@ianolear1000]

Just so y'all know there's a new video from this session every day this week 🙌🙏

[@wslhf]

unreal

[@slayyou]

yeasss

[@katiekazmierczak]

"But mostly I'm at sea...". 🤚🏻😭

[@carrieapparcel6956]

Happenstance discovery, this song is paired with an IG video from dancer Emma Portner.

[@jasper5869]

wow

[@katiek.982]

So wait, can Jenn Wasner just play *all* instruments?

[@FrancisBarton]

She's just embarrassingly talented isn't she?

[@jakeeckert3423]

2:47 that face

[@FrancisBarton]

oh yes!

[@spectrummusictutorials5101]

Just uploaded a piano lesson for this if anyone is interested :) Can't guarantee it's 100% accurate since I learned it by ear but it should at least get you started

[@vprince1173]

So talented. I'd marry me the stink out of Amelia if she'd let me

[@ryogatee1846]

Yarp.

[@TheOtherSun]

She sounds like a little girl from the 1930s that is crying for forgiveness.

[@AllisonMlitwa]

its too much

[@OkInsanity]

Sounds like a female Woodkid.

[@williamtylerast]

Beautiful.

[@Chinazbo]

wow