Sylvan Esso Launch New Podcast, 'Shaking Out The Numb'
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Sylvan Esso has created Shaking Out The Numb, a podcast with Vermont Public Radio producer Erica Heilman, centered around the creation of the band's album Free Love. Today on All Songs Considered, I'm featuring one of the episodes; it's about the stunning and stark tune "Make It Easy," my favorite song on the album.
Erica Heilman spent hours talking with singer Amelia Meath and synthesist Nick Sanborn. We get a deep insight into how this couple works together — in this case, it began with Amelia's voice memo. It was just her singing, unaccompanied. And though they've made music together for the past seven-plus years, Nick thought it might be the best thing she'd ever done. Give a listen to Shaking Out The Numb, and see how the song unfolds.
You can find all the episodes in the series here.