Escort’s “If You Say So” Streams, Coming October 21st

Escort

“If You Say So” Revealed Today

Catch The Band Live @ Brooklyn Bowl, Nov 22

“This New York dance orchestra was churning out period-perfect disco homages years before Daft Punk got lucky.
– Rolling Stone

“ …a righteous blast of expertly engineered soul, funk, and, yes, disco.”
– SPIN

“ …even their four-minute songs feeling like dance-floor epics.“
– The New York Times

“it’s a rollicking collection of era-spanning anthems”
– The New Yorker

“The best New York disco tracks since West End Records’ early-‘80s heyday.”
– Pitchfork

“Their sound is deeply rooted in classic disco, that strain of glossy, decadent dance music that the city churned out at a coke-fueled pace throughout the 1970s and into the ’80s…”
– The Village Voice

Escort’s new single, “If You Say So” is the soundtrack for your sun drenched West Coast block party. Written with MNDR, “If You Say So” melds the funkier side of ‘70s AOR with Escort’s own aesthetic of classic dance music into a bleach blonde head nodder. It’s the undiscovered love child of Stevie Nicks and Larry Levan. A secret tryst between Darryl Hall and Jean Carn. By embracing the legacy of these forward-thinking but classic acts, Escort have managed to create something strikingly new. The If You Say So single will be released on October 21 via Escort Records and features a house take on St. Vincent’s modern classic “Actor Out of Work” featuring the soaring vocals of Adeline Michèle.

Escort burst on to the scene in 2006 with a string of critically acclaimed future classic 12″s. As DJs nursed their electro-clash hangover with a seemingly never ending stream of disco edits, Escort stood out, in part, by creating dance music the old fashioned way: with impeccable production, musicianship, and songwriting. The band brings the same uncompromising approach to their live show. In an era where dance music is dominated by samples and computers, Escort has developed a reputation as one of New York’s most compelling live acts by taking a sprawling ensemble to the stage to perform their elaborate recordings.

Founded by Eugene Cho & Dan Balis, Escort features an incredible cast of musicians fronted by lead singer Adeline Michèle. Performing in a variety of powerful party line-ups, the band performs live from a core 5-piece (with Adeline on bass) to a 10+ member extravaganza. Don’t miss the “disco orchestra” live in NYC 11/22 at Brooklyn Bowl!

For more information on Escort, give us a shout!
Sarah Avrin, sarah@girlie.com, 212-989-2222 x136
Allie Larson, allie@girlie.com, 212-989-2222 x104