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The first time I learned of Amelia Meath was in an email exchange. She’d written me a nice note about Rumble Strip and at the end she wrote–in rather an understated way–‘P.S. I’m in a band. It’s called Sylvan Esso.’ And because I’m old, I’d never heard of Sylvan Esso.So I looked her up online and I spent the rest of that night listening to every version of every Sylvan Esso song I could find, really loud and over and over. If there had been an album cover, I would have been clutching it to my breast.
Ever since their first single in 2013, Sylvan Esso has gotten famous pretty fast, and they tour all over he world. Last month they played in Burlington, and I spent a rainy day talking with Amelia and Nick in their tour bus before the show. We talked about their music, touring, and the complexities of success. And there’s a lot of music in the show.
It’s like a musical.
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A great listen. Nice piece; intimate. The subtext is their life. This is what it’s like to be a musician.
Not my kind of music, but I liked it.
Great show! Hadn’t heard of this band but I really loved the music. It’s so cool to actually get to see behind the scenes in a tour … Usually we just get the sound-bytes.
I am a huge Sylvan Esso fan and it was AWESOME to be able to hang out with them like this. Mostly you just get sound bytes from radio interviews they do, but I really felt like I spent time with Nick and Amelia after this interview. And I also loved getting to hear songs all the way through…and hear them right up against these beautiful, personal interview segments. Thank you for this show.
-Jackson
What a fine interview.
Thanks for introducing me to Sylvan Esso. I downloaded both of their albums from their website after listening to your interview and have been enjoying them very much. It made the listening experience much richer to have spent some time with them through your interview.
Just started getting into Sylvan Esso but I have been a HUGE They Might Be Giants fan for about 13 yous now. Anyway hearing the lyrics of “Dead” at the beginning of this interview just solidified my LOVE of this band. SO GREAT!!!!
As always Erica, a beautiful, intimate interview with two interesting and “real” people. Thank you!
Beautiful <3