Espers is a psych folk band from Philadelphia that is part of the emerging indie folk scene. They formed in 2002 as a trio of singer-songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird and Brooke Sietinsons but later expanded to a sextet including Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall and Chris Smith. Their music is reminiscent of late-sixties British folk as well as many contemporary folk acts such as Six Organs of Admittance.

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  • Espers is a psych folk band from Philadelphia that is part of the emerging indie folk scene. They formed in 2002 as a trio of singer-songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird and Brooke Sietinsons but later expanded to a sextet including Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall and Chris Smith. Their music is reminiscent of late-sixties British folk as well as many contemporary folk acts such as Six Organs of Admittance. Most of the band's members have also featured on recordings by a number of other folk artists such as Nick Castro and Vashti Bunyan and as a result have become an important part of the psych-folk revival. They released their self-titled debut in 2004 on Locust Music and followed that with an album of cover songs, The Weed Tree, in 2005. This release featured the band's versions of songs by artists as diverse as Nico, The Durutti Column and Blue Öyster Cult. In 2006 the band released their third full-length album, II (presumably so called because it was their second album of original material), on Drag City Records.
  • Espers ist eine Psychedelic-Folk-Band aus Philadelphia, die der Indie-Szene zugeordnet werden kann, und ging 2002 aus dem Trio um Sänger und Songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird und Brooke Sietinsons hervor. Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall und Chris Smith komplettierten später das Sextett. Der Stil von Espers erinnert stark an den britischen Folk der ausgehenden 1960er Jahre wie auch an zeitgenössische Folkgruppen, beispielsweise Six Organs of Admittance. Viele der Bandmitglieder haben ebenso auf Studioaufnahmen von anderen Folkmusikern wie Nick Castro und Vashti Bunyan mitgewirkt. Das nach der Band selbst benannte Debütalbum wurde 2004 von Locust Music veröffentlicht. 2005 folgte The Weed Tree, ein Jahr später das dritte Album, Espers II.
  • Gli Espers sono un gruppo musicale psychedelic-folk proveniente da Filadelfia. Si sono formati nel 2002 ed erano originariamente un trio che si è poi espanso fino a diventare un sestetto con l'entrata di Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall e Chris Smith. La loro musica è molto influenzata dal folk britannico degli ultimi anni sessanta. Il loro omonimo album di debutto (Espers, 2004) ebbe un grande successo e fu seguito da un album di cover, The Weed Tree, nel 2005. Il terzo cd è invece del 2006 e si intitola //.
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  • Espers performing in 2006
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  • Espers is a psych folk band from Philadelphia that is part of the emerging indie folk scene. They formed in 2002 as a trio of singer-songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird and Brooke Sietinsons but later expanded to a sextet including Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall and Chris Smith. Their music is reminiscent of late-sixties British folk as well as many contemporary folk acts such as Six Organs of Admittance.
  • Espers ist eine Psychedelic-Folk-Band aus Philadelphia, die der Indie-Szene zugeordnet werden kann, und ging 2002 aus dem Trio um Sänger und Songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird und Brooke Sietinsons hervor. Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall und Chris Smith komplettierten später das Sextett. Der Stil von Espers erinnert stark an den britischen Folk der ausgehenden 1960er Jahre wie auch an zeitgenössische Folkgruppen, beispielsweise Six Organs of Admittance.
  • Gli Espers sono un gruppo musicale psychedelic-folk proveniente da Filadelfia. Si sono formati nel 2002 ed erano originariamente un trio che si è poi espanso fino a diventare un sestetto con l'entrata di Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall e Chris Smith. La loro musica è molto influenzata dal folk britannico degli ultimi anni sessanta. Il loro omonimo album di debutto (Espers, 2004) ebbe un grande successo e fu seguito da un album di cover, The Weed Tree, nel 2005.
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