Espers III
Drag City

(***1/2)

The world has been wondering and worrying for more than three years: Whither Espers, with no new album since their acclaimed II? (No less than Marianne Faithfull subsequently covered one of its dark tracks.) Attentive locals, of course, have feared not, aware of Philly's foremost acid-folk ensemble doing occasional area gigs while the members pursued solo and side projects.

III marks their prodigious return, a deep, all-original collection documenting growth as they've trimmed down to a quintet...


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