Espers
Espers are perhaps my favorite band to come out of Philadelphia in the past few years. Got to see them two summers ago opening for Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom, and they were easily just as sublime as the headliners. They just had a new record,
The Weed Tree, come out on
Locust Music, and it is fantastic. For my full thoughts, check out
this review I wrote for
Dusted. You can also see my take on their first full-length
here.