See Sylvan Esso Play Bombastic ‘Sunburn’ During ‘Austin City Limits’ Debut

Sylvan Esso and Lucius both make their Austin City Limits debut in sharing the hour on this weekend’s episode of the long-running live music television program. The third installment of ACL’s Season 48 will be broadcast on PBS this Saturday, October 15 at 8 p.m. CT/9 p.m. ET. Preview the episode below by watching exclusive premieres of Sylvan Esso’s “Sunburn” and Lucius’ “Next To Normal.”

Durham, North Carolina-based Sylvan Esso consists of vocalist Amelia Meath and keyboardist/producer Nick Sanborn. Eight songs from the pair’s May performance that took place at the show’s home at ACL Live at The Moody Theater will air as part of Saturday’s episode. Cuts off the recently released LP No Rules Sandy will be featured along with tunes from 2020’s Free Love and 2017’s What Now.

Sylvan Esso issued the hard-hitting “Sunburn” back in May as a surprise single. The duo’s first new music since Free Love was featured on No Rules Sandy, a 16-track LP that arrived this past summer. Sanborn propels the catchy tune with a dance-friendly beat over which Meath sings entrancing lyrics.

Watch “Sunburn” from this weekend’s ACL episode here:

Lucius took the ACL Live at The Moody Theater stage on July 17 to tape their Austin City Limits debut. The group led by Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig focused on material from the Brandi Carlile and Dave Cobb co-produced Second Nature. The album, which arrived in April, was Lucius’ first since 2016’s Good Grief. Saturday’s episode ends with five songs performed by Lucius. Up first is Second Nature standout “Next To Normal.”

Check out Lucius’ “Next To Normal” ACL performance below:

The entire episode can be watched online at pbs.org/austincitylimits immediately after the broadcast.