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.
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 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
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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