Ow CD

Sylvan Esso's "Ow CD" is a product of four years in Chapel Hill, where raw collaboration birthed a sinewy pop record. Meath's first vocal takes lend an urgent immediacy, giving tracks like "Entertainment; Coca-Cola" and "Plastic Sword" a visceral feel. This collection of twelve songs seems to rip itself from the confines of expectation, a kind of sonic rupture that feels both disturbingly human and oddly familiar.