Free Love (album)
2020 studio album by Sylvan Esso
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Free Love is the third studio album by American indie pop duo Sylvan Esso, made up of singer Amelia Meath and multi-instrumentalist Nick Sanborn, released on September 25, 2020, by Loma Vista Recordings.[2]
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| Released | September 25, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019–2020[1] | |||
| Length | 29:14 | |||
| Label | Loma Vista | |||
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In a September 25, 2020 live listening party on NPR Music, the band stated that the album cover photo is of Nick leaning out of a Koreatown window observing the October 2019 Saddleridge Fire.
In lieu of a large album release party, the band hosted a multimedia art project on their website. The project included a video[3] with a 20-minute improvised modular set by Nick (sampling from the album), interviews with music video directors, various art pieces by Nathaniel Russell, an improvised dance by Emma Portner to "Numb", a song dedicated to the band by Jeff Tweedy and a DJ set by Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs.
The album was nominated for the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "What If" | 1:25 | |
| 2. | "Ring" | 2:37 | |
| 3. | "Ferris Wheel" |
| 2:57 |
| 4. | "Train" | 2:58 | |
| 5. | "Numb" | 4:25 | |
| 6. | "Free" | 2:36 | |
| 7. | "Frequency" | 2:50 | |
| 8. | "Runaway" |
| 3:01 |
| 9. | "Rooftop Dancing" |
| 3:03 |
| 10. | "Make It Easy" | 3:19 | |
| Total length: | 29:14 | ||
Personnel
Sylvan Esso
- Amelia Meath – vocals, production, engineering, cover photo
- Nick Sanborn – guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, production, engineering, lettering
Additional personnel
- Joe Westerlund – drums, voices (2)
- Homer Steinweiss – drums (8)
- Stephen Sanborn – guitar (9)
- Daniel Kyriakides – guitar (9)
- John Hill – production (3)
- Huntley Miller – mastering
- BJ Burton – mixing
- Christopher Leckie – art direction, design
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 100 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[5] | 12 |