and France in September, 2011. To celebrate Analator, an ESG show in March 2012 was announced as their final west coast show to promote their 2012 album Closure. ESG still continue to tour, primarily performing in London. In September 2017, ESG released the album What More Can You Take? which was billed upon release as their final studio album. Style and influences ESG's sound incorporates elements from funk, hip-hop and punk music. The group has been described as being "driven by economical drumming, tersely phrased bass, and minimal [...] guitar." Lead vocalist Renee Scroggins has cited James Brown as a major influence, in particular when his songs "take it to the bridge"—Scroggins described these instrumental sections as "that giant bass and the drums and letting it rip for that instant [...] so I said, man, if you could just take a song and make it just the bridge, wouldn't that be hot!" Renee Scroggins has said that ESG's sound is influenced by the Latin music she and her sisters would hear in the neighbourhood when they were growing up. She doesn't define the band as one genre, saying "if I really had to put a label on it, we consider it to be music that makes you dance.". Legacy and influence LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy, comparing ESG to post-punk band The Fall, said that "both of them do things that are almost impossible to copy. They’re irreducible." Jennifer Herrema, singer for alternative rock duo Royal Trux, noted the band as an influence on her, calling their music "not just any one thing...it's its own thing." Neil Finn, who plays in Crowded House and Fleetwood Mac, was inspired by the "simple and down-home" sound of ESG to form his band Pajama Club, saying that "[ESG] gave us encouragement to be funky, when we really had no right to be." David Best, lead singer of Fujiya & Miyagi, cited ESG's minimalism as one of his influences, saying "[i]f there was a blueprint for our group's sound, a large chunk of it would come from ESG." Discography Albums 1983: Come Away with ESG 2002: Step Off 2006: Keep on Moving 2013: Closure 2017: What More Can You Take? Live albums 1995: ESG Live! EPs 1981: ESG 1982: ESG Says Dance to the Beat of Moody 1992: Sample Credits Don't Pay Our Bills Compilations 2000: A South Bronx Story 2007: A South Bronx Story