The Essex Green is the name of an Elephant Six indie rock band from Brooklyn, NY. Comprised of permanent members Jeff Baron, Sasha Bell (formerly of
The Ladybug Transistor) and Chris Ziter, along with
Michael Barrett and
Tim Barnes, they formed in 1997 and were later signed to
Kindercore Records, who released their first album,
Everything Is Green, later that year.
After the release of some EPs and singles, the group signed with
Merge Records who released their second album,
Long Goodbye, in 2003. After a world tour, they headed back to the studio in fall of 2005 to begin work on their third album,
Cannibal Sea, which was released in March of 2006.
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Last updated:
23 Dec 2010