Essaie pas

[3] In 2016, Essaie pas released its debut studio album, Demain est une autre nuit, on DFA Records.

[3] The band's sophomore album, New Path drew on the themes of "personal ground, on addiction, loss and the lingering strength of identity within late capitalism’s mass media paranoia.

"[5] The band's debut, Demain est une autre nuit was compared to "Giorgio Moroder and John Carpenter film scores as well as the industrial synth pop of Chris & Cosey," as well as Davidson's minimal wave solo work.

[10] The band's sound also drew comparisons to the early Human League, "Sensoria"-era Cabaret Voltaire and darkwave acts such as Xeno & Oaklander and Cold Cave.

[1] New Path, which featured "English and French lyrics, techno beats and fear-inducing soundscapes,"[11] was heavily influenced by Philip K. Dick's 1977 novel, A Scanner Darkly and borrows its title from the book.