In addition to three critically acclaimed solo releases, Flicker, Mud, and last year’s much praised Airless Midnight, Eszter has appeared on a number of notable recordings as violinist and/or vocalist, including on works by Dayna Kurtz, Michael Gira’s Angels of Light and Swans and Marc Ribot’s Los Cubanos Postizos and Ceramic Dog. Most recently Eszter has been accompanying Tammy Faye Starlite on violin on her live performances of Nico:Underground, Cabaret Marianne, and Holy War: 2016 currently at Pangea.
Eszter grew up as a member of the avant-garde theater company Squat Theatre, and has appeared in starring and featured roles in films by Jim Jarmusch, Woody Allen, Steve Buscemi, alongside David Bowie, and most recently in Louis CK’s TV show Louie, Season 4.
“Miss Balint has her own film noir sensibility as a songwriter. She puts arty twists into back alley Americana,… but the cleverness is not the point. She slips inside her characters to project their restlessness and longing.”
-Jon Pareles, The New York Times