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Sylvan Esso Returns to Spotify and Releases New Album
After leaving Spotify for a year to protest Daniel Ek's Helsing investment, Sylvan Esso returned to the platform because they could not support their crew without its revenue, while also releasing their new album Ow ∞ through Psychic Hotline.
Sylvan Esso has returned to Spotify after previously removing its catalog from the platform. The group took its music off Spotify as a protest against Daniel Ek’s investment in Helsing. According to Amelia Meath, the group’s departure from Spotify lasted one year and was difficult in ways they had anticipated as well as in ways they had not anticipated. Meath also said that without income from Spotify, Sylvan Esso could not support its team.
The album is the first release the group has issued through its own record label, Psychic Hotline.
Meath emphasized that Sylvan Esso’s political views have not changed. The group had removed its catalog from Spotify in protest of Ek’s investment in Helsing, and the group later returned to the platform after a year away. Fans who want to support Sylvan Esso can also use Bandcamp, Qobuz and other platforms outside Spotify.
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