Free Love (album)
| Free Love | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 25, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019–2020[1] | |||
| Length | 29:14 | |||
| Label | Loma Vista Recordings | |||
| Producer | Nick Sanborn | |||
| Sylvan Esso chronology | ||||
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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 producer Nick Sanborn, released on September 25, 2020, by Loma Vista Recordings.[2]
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.
Track listing[]
Track listing adapted from Spotify.[4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Charts[]
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[5] | 100 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[6] | 12 |
References[]
- ^ Carley, Brennan (September 23, 2020). "Sylvan Esso on 'Free Love,' being married, and looking inward". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ Krol, Charlotte (September 23, 2020). "Sylvan Esso – 'Free Love' review: a sonic tug-of-war that's light on the duo's trademark bops". NME. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Sylvan Esso – Opening Night YouTube". September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Free Love - Album by Sylvan Esso on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Sylvan Esso Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Sylvan Esso Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- 2020 albums
- Sylvan Esso albums
- Loma Vista Recordings albums