The guys over at Yours Truly spent some time with Esser at Rooky Ricardo’s Records in San Francisco, CA during a brief break from his promo tour in the US.

The video came out pretty rad & gives you a view into Esser’s personality & musical tastes.

“Headlock (Treasure Fingers’ Vocoder Workout)” | download

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**Update**

This just in. The 23-year old is getting ready to visit N. America again in September & October supporting Datarock. There’s some shows with Lykke Li, Miike Snow & Friendly Fires this month.

August:

06 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom ^
07 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge ^
09 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
18 Toronto, ON Lees Palace +

September:

04 Vancouver BC Richards On Richards *
04 Vancouver BC The Modern *
06 Calgary AB Broken City *
07 Edmonton AB The Starlite Room *
09 Winnipeg MB The Zoo *
10 Minneapolis MN 7th Street Entry *
12 Cleveland Heights OH Grog Shop *
14 Boston MA Paradise *
17 New York NY Highline Ballroom *
18 Philadelphia PA Johnny Brendas *
19 Washington DC Rock and Roll Hotel *
20 Chapel Hill NC Local 506 *
22 Atlanta GA Masquerade *
23 New Orleans LA The Republic *
24 Houston TX Warehouse Live *
25 Austin TX Emos Lounge *
26 Dallas TX Granada Theater *
28 Phoenix AZ Rhythm Room *
29 San Diego CA Brick by Brick *
30 Los Angeles CA El Rey Theatre *

October:

01 San Francisco CA Slims *
02 Portland OR Holocene *
03 Seattle WA Nectar Lounge *

^ with Lykke Li & Miike Snow
+ with Friendly Fires
* with Datarock

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