Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath have been making music together since 2013, when Amelia asked Nick, a music producer and bassist, to remix her band Mountain Man’s hit single “Play It Right.” He did, and the rest is history. Sylvan Esso has always had a very sleek, electro-pop feel to their production. Amelia’s powerful voice is front and center, surrounded by harmonies and samples of her own voice. Nick’s genre-destroying bass creates intricate, pulsing grooves for Amelia’s voice to inhabit.
Now, the married couple and electronic duo have released their fourth studio album, No Rules Sandy*. It’s a follow-up to the band’s Grammy-nominated 2020 album, Free Love.* The new album is a mix of improvisation and experimentation. On today’s episode, Bruce Headlam speaks with Amelia and Nick about their creative process and how No Rules Sandy* came to be. They also play two songs off their new album live.
You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite Sylvan Esso songs HERE).
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