Sylvan Esso - Funeral Singers (feat. Collections of Colonies of Bees) [OFFICIAL AUDIO]
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
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The distance between Sylvan Esso’s crisp electro-pop and Califone’s dark, shambling indie-folk is shorter and more direct than it might seem. And the cover you’re about to hear-go ahead and click-of Califone’s “Funeral Singers” will quickly make clear that two disparate worlds have been deftly bridged, and that there is peace in the valley. This new version is faithful to the original in ways, gorgeously different in others.
The song is also bigger than Sylvan Esso’s core of Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn: It began as a spontaneous collaboration with the duo’s recent tour openers Collections of Colonies of Bees, a fun lark to play as an encore together. But their version of “Funeral Singers” immediately revealed something bigger and deeper, which makes sense: The relationship between the bands goes back a long way. Sanborn was briefly a member of Collections, whose evolving, revolving staff centers on Chris Rosenau-an old friend of Sanborn’s and a founding member of Justin Vernon’s Volcano Choir. Volcano Choir brought Sylvan Esso out on their first tour. And Sanborn’s other band from his Milwaukee days, Decibully, opened for Califone-a band that inspired everybody in this equation. You could practically hear the click.
So it became imperative to capture “Funeral Singers” for posterity, and Wilco-another definite but not-exactly-obvious influence on these bands-opened the doors of their home studio, The Loft, at the last minute so that this intimate little opus could be properly committed to tape. Califone’s original, from 2009’s All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, is spare even by that band’s standards: Singer and chief songwriter Tim Rutili plays a rickety acoustic and pulls his words from down deep in his chest, half-slurring his impressionistic tale of giving up but not giving in. A banjo and some half-heard background voices give it color, but it’s unmistakably dark.
Sylvan Esso and friends neatly removed the original’s shaggy five o’clock shadow with an electronic razor, adding a bass throb and nimble rhythmic tones-but kept the warm sound of an acoustic strum at the fore. Also right up front: Meath’s gorgeous voice, which has proved time and again that it can start the party or bring it to its knees-whatever she’s in the mood for. This version injects the original’s gorgeous, soul-bearing resignation with a little more hope: Tim Rutili’s suicidal lighthouse keeper will eventually make the leap, hers might fight off the demons for good.
It’s a neat trick that this spontaneous assemblage of musicians pulled off: They took a little song out of its dusty box, shined it up, made it huge, then somehow willed it back into the tiny emotional woodshed from which it sprang. “Return, return, return to me,” it pleads. In Sylvan Esso’s hands, it’s found a new home.
Josh Modell
I am older, behind the times. This music strikes me like nothing I can remember.
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Greg Conaway always love some pink floyd
Check out Califones original. Nice too.
A little narcotic warm on me
What will I do without the weight of you?
Funeral singers wail
Charity fails, whose child are you now?
The lighthouse keeper grazed the lip
Spread like a fog
Stood in the weather and prayed for a push
But doesn't take the jump again tonight
The book is aching for the tree
Return, return, return to me
All my friends, all my friends
All my friends are weeds and rain
All my friends are half-gone birds
Are magnets, all my friends are words
All my friends are funeral singers
Funeral singers, funeral singers wailing
A spark is aching for the light
Return, return, return tonight
All my friends, all my friends
All my friends are keeping time
All my friends have just quit trying
All my friends are funeral singers
Funeral singers, funeral singers wailing
Funeral Singers lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Black Rabbit you are beautiful.
The prettiest
Thank you!
Been playing this song nonstop for two months now. Still so good.
In an AMA on reddit today, Nick from Slyvan Esso said this about the recording of this version song. "N[ick]: i saw califone open for low and pedro the lion way back when their first record came out and was instantly hooked. they've just always been one of my favorite bands and we had always talked about covering a song of theirs. a few years ago we were on tour with our friends collections of colonies of bees for a midwest tour and played two nights in chicago (califone's original home town), so we arranged it to play with them as an encore and then serendipitously ended up getting the chance to record it the next day at wilco's studio. it was honestly such a one off, random, spur of the moment thing that just felt right and of the place and i'm so glad it's taken off the way it has. but yeah, califone is amazing to this day."
thank you sylvan esso
i do love you so
all the sweet tunes
the fine moods
where would we be
without you
"Funeral Singers" debuted at #17 on the New Alternative 40 Chart this week!
I saw Califone perform this live along with the movie of the same title when it came out. This album and time period holds a special memory and hearing this cover has made my night. Thanks.
Never a disappointment to listen to whatever Sylvan Esso is experimenting with. Thanks for sharing!
Kyle REEVES it’s always fresh and pleasant
Anyone here from when Coldplay sampled this?
on what song?
@@chippy9707 feelslikeimfallinginlove
Missed you guys. Can't stop listening to you on the car. Husband and I found your music last year by chance and we're in love ever since.
This song is so simple yet so tasty. Can't help but have it on repeat
What a song…and a voice…gives me goosebumps.
It's the flashes of times that you never lived probably. Or the times that you wanna love again. Music like this is what keeps the head up staring into sky.
Yay! Nice to see someone recognizing Califone. Sylvan Esso is the best.
I love both versions. Thanks for this!
There are three versions and they're all good. Sylvan Esso, Third Eye Blind and the original, by Caliphone.
Perfect song for the ending of a coming of age movie with the main character looking through the window of the car.
mid90s
Y’all are crazy 😂
It's amazing that this is a cover bc the performance is in such a way that it embodies each word so much that it creates a unique experience. It really feels like a Sylvan Esso song
this is probably one of the only covers of an already amazing song that im happy with lmao
This is a great cover! I don't normally like covers as much as I like this one. Of course, you started with a great song ;)
This is my favorite song
I bought tickets to see you in Chicago at the last minute and I’m so glad that I did! I danced so hard! Thank you for creating music!
When will Sylvan Esso tour Texas?
calms me down after a long day. Thanks ;)
Lovely 💐
This is one of my favorite songs of the 00's! You did a beautiful cover of it, thank you. XO
What a wonderful sound. Amazing. :)
Absolutely beautiful!
I'm not sure I can properly express how much I adore this. >< Thank you.
Hypnotic
I don't know how i found this song but I did and I am glad.
It's weird but this is my favorite sylvan esso song it slaps so hard and resonates.
I want you here in Brazil .... ! Thank you so much !
I saw you guys in Chicago you guys where amazing ❤️❤️🙂
listen minutes ago in spotify . awesome
Thanks for the brief history and giving an insight on the band
one of my absolute favourites ❤
Really beautiful guys
Omg. This. 😍
Love this song. Great cover
I loved it so much so so so much, omg 😢❤
Love it. Thank you
the people want a live version
Yes, that would uplift the senses even more
This is the best cover I've ever heard, next to James Blake's "Limit to Your Love"
This evolution is amazeballs!!
Sylvan Esso saved my life
I love this song
Ah the beauty! Love
I love this tune!!!!
ohhh I LOVE IT thank u
New ESSO!!!
Hope and thoughts can change the universe.
its extrem cool and smooth.. ,,,,,ich komme aus deutschland und kann nicht so gut english
Top-shelf!
This song reminds me of the last chapter of Norwegian Wood; where toru and reiko made a funeral for their friend Naoko after she killed herself and started playing the music Naoko once loved.
So fucking beautiful!❤❤
Lit ❤️
This is a cover, apparently.
❤️❤️❤️
❤
This version slaps Third Eye Blinds version upside the head and shows it how you do a cover.
they weren't always the sharpesticide in the shed of light
Interesting version of this song
Oh damns💀
CALIFONE! No way!
Is there a live version of RBI’s anywhere??
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TL;DR description but good tune 👍
Anyone seen footage of this done live?
Prettyyy
What do you guys think this song is about?
Can anybody tell me what this song is about??? Please?
god damn amelia your voice 10/10
Tell me what you really think.
golly
I cant believe this is not in Life is Strange series. 🙃🙂
American airlines brang me here
I don't have friends
Anyone else here from watchdogs 🤣
dab
the original is better...sorry, that’s just facts
Not a fan of this version at all, nice production values though.