Escort (band)

Escort is an American nu-disco band based out of Brooklyn, New York. Founded by Dan Balis, Eugene Cho and Darius Maghen^[1] including (previous) lead vocalist Adeline Michèle, they are known for their modern and live dance music sound.

Escort
Origin	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Nu-disco post-disco
Years active	2006 (2006)–present
Labels	Escort Records
Members	Nicki B Eugene Cho Jason "JKriv" Kriveloff
Past members	Adeline Michèle Dan Balis Zena Kitt
Website	weareescort.com

Founders Dan Balis and Eugene Cho met at Vassar College and started making house singles in the early 2000s.^[2] Escort started as a studio project for the duo who, "wanted to make records in the spirit of the old ones we were sampling."^[2]

Despite being a self-proclaimed disco band they "are very careful to make music that doesn't just sound and feel old, but is actually relevant for DJs and listeners today." Their first single, "Starlight", was released to critical acclaim,^[3][4] which led to the band being invited to make their live debut at the P.S.1 Warm Up series.^[2] A flash mob of 300 dancers coordinated a group dance to Escort's remix of Feist's "I Feel It All" in the Eaton Center in Toronto for International Dance Day.^[2] Escort's "Starlight" was featured in DSW's (Designer Shoe Warehouse) fall 2013 commercial, "Savvy Shoe Lovers."

Awards and recognition

• The video for "All Through the Night" was named as one of the top 50 videos of the 2000s by Pitchfork.^[5][6]
• The album Escort was listed at #40 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012, saying "Up-all-night civic pride rarely sounds so fun."^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums

Title	Album details
Escort	Released: November 14, 2011 Label: Tirk Recordings, Escort Records Format: CD, LP, digital download
Animal Nature	Released: October 30, 2015 Label: Escort Records Format: CD, digital download
City Life	Released: April 12, 2019 Label: Escort Records Format: Digital download

Compilation albums

List of studio albums

Title	Album details
Escort Remixed	Released: May 6, 2013 Label: No Static Recordings Format: CD, digital download

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Starlight"	2006	Escort
"Love in Indigo" / "Karawane"
"A Bright New Life" / "All That She Is"	2007
"All Through the Night"
"Cocaine Blues"	2010
"Caméleon Chameleon"	2011
"Barbarians"	2013	Animal Nature
"Cabaret"
"If You Say So" / "Actor out of Work"	2014
"Animal Nature"	2015
"Body Talk"
"Last Christmas"	2016	Non-album singles
"Slide"	2018	City Life
"Josephine"
"City Life"	2019
"Ride"