The Essex Green
are an indie rock band from Brooklyn, NY. The band is primarily composed of songwriters Jeff Baron, Sasha Bell and Chris Ziter, and specialize in a classic sound inspired by 1960s–1970s pop and folk in the tradition of bands like The Left Banke and Fairport Convention.
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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 of 2006.
Discography
The Essex Green has released a number of albums and singles across a variety of labels.
Albums
- The Brooklyn Basement Tapes Volume One
- 1997?
- The Brooklyn Basement Tapes Volume Two
- 1997?
- Everything Is Green
(CD/LP) - Kindercore - 1999
- The Long Goodbye
(CD/LP) - Merge Records - 2003
- Cannibal Sea
- Merge Records - 2006
Singles and EPs
- Split single with The Sixth Great Lake (7") - Sudden Shame - 1999
- Essex Green EP
(CD/LP) - Elephant6 - 1999
- Happy Happy Birthday to Me Singles Club: April (7") - HHBTM - 2000
- Split single with The Smallgoods (7") - Low Transit Industries - 2003