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Sep 17, 2026
Simon FinkHOST
I am your host, Simon Fink, and as always, thank you very much for joining us.
Simon FinkHOST
Our guests this week on the podcast are Sylvan Esso.
Simon FinkHOST
The Durham, North Carolina duo of Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn have spent over a decade making some of the most distinctive and beloved electronic pop around, earning themselves two Grammy nominations, hundreds of millions of streams, and collaborating with an eclectic community of artists, including Arooj Aftab, Maggie Rogers, and Tyler Childs, just to name a few.
Simon FinkHOST
Last week, they returned with Our Infinity, their fifth studio album and the first on their very own label, Psychic Hotline.
Simon FinkHOST
We discuss the rotating roster of incredible musicians and songwriters who came through the studio and what they brought to the record, and we also discuss how a Segura's sample ended up on this record.
Simon FinkHOST
Now, we wanna say a massive thank you to Elise for her help with today's episode, and give you a friendly reminder that Our Infinity is out right now.
Simon FinkHOST
You will find links within the show notes on where you can stream the record, purchase the vinyl, and keep up to date with everything else that Sylvan Esso has going on.
Simon FinkHOST
While you are in the show notes as well, please make sure you're subscribed to This Song Is Yours, and come follow us on Instagram and on TikTok.
Alexander DaoustHOST
Each week, we'll also make a themed cocktail that, if you're following along on our substacks, you can make with us.
Alexander DaoustHOST
This week, Sylvan Esso, Sledge, Slater, Crank2, and Bleachers caught myself believing.
Jana PochopHOST
I went to the New Mexico State Fair this weekend.
Jana PochopHOST
My friend Nick Verzosa was playing a Sunday afternoon set, and I have managed to move within walking distance of the fairgrounds.
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Alexander DaoustHOST
So I guess with that, we've got a couple of really good songs ahead of us.
Jana PochopHOST
Yeah.
Alexander DaoustHOST
Sylvan Esso put out an album called Ow Infinity this past week.
Alexander DaoustHOST
Do you want to start there? I
IanHOST
But we got another interview coming through this week.
IanHOST
Amelia Meath, Nick Sanborn, AKA Sylvan Esso, who just released their latest record, Ow, Infinity, last week.
IanHOST
Over the last decade, Amelia and Nick have established a reputation as genre benders.
IanHOST
Little bit pop, little bit electronic, little bit dance, little bit folk, little bit all of the above.
IanHOST
The new one, I'm glad to report, from our vantage point at least, the most rockin' Sylvan Esso record yet.
IanHOST
Guitars feature prominently, some fantastic percussion work from a wide cast of collaborators, and a couple stretches on the record that are just banger after banger.
IanHOST
You know what we say around here.
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IanHOST
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Galen ClavioHOST
and it sounds very similar uh it's it's a very got a very light touch from an instrumental perspective and ryan hahn who was the driving creative force behind the song originally tried to create a song initially that only utilized drum machine and bass line without a chord progression added some other items to it and it ends up being a a very kind of light touch to this song in terms of how it all comes together but it then gets elevated a little bit as this version of the song ends up with a new guest appearance from an artist's perspective.
Galen ClavioHOST
So instead of Nina Person from the Cardigans, you've got Sylvan Esso.
Galen ClavioHOST
If you're not familiar with Sylvan Esso, we will come to Sylvan Esso a little bit later on in the playlist.
Galen ClavioHOST
But this song, she ends up writing a new second verse for it And this song came out right when the pandemic got started.
Galen ClavioHOST
So they were talking about this was released in May of 2020.
AlexHOST
Mm-hmm.
AlexHOST
Uh, and it was by, the cover was by Sylvan Esso and Gregory Alan Isakov.
AlexHOST
Sylvan Esso is a queen.
AlexHOST
Oh my gosh.
AlexHOST
I, everything...
Joel RiglerHOST
I think she'll have worked that out.
Joel RiglerHOST
But we've got an Album of the Week this week from Sylvan Esso.
Joel RiglerHOST
Maybe a BBO Sound Machine as well.
Joel RiglerHOST
Maybe a double Album of the Week on there.
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Jen TidmanHOST
Yeah.
Joel RiglerHOST
We worked it out.
Joel RiglerHOST
I've already told the lucky listeners that there is going to be definitely a Sylvan Esso album of the week this week.
Joel RiglerHOST
For sure.
Doomscroll AIHOST
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Sylvan Esso debuts Hot Slob.
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Fans question genre authenticity.
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When rock music meets existential dread, it's less about riffs and more about pondering life's meaning while wearing mismatched socks and sipping cold brew.
Steven HydenHOST
So in my biased opinion, I like N- Not Bad for New Jersey quite a bit.
Steven HydenHOST
Um, Sylvan Esso has a new record out called Ow, and then there's like a little symbol next to it.
Steven HydenHOST
I don't know what that means.
Ian CohenHOST
[laughs]
Steven HydenHOST
Uh, Sylvan Esso, uh, again, to just talk about people that I know here, not trying to name-drop, but Nick Sanborn, old school Milwaukee guy.
Steven HydenHOST
I knew him back in the day when I lived in Milwaukee.
Steven HydenHOST
He used to bartend at the Cactus Club back in the day.
Steven HydenHOST
You Milwaukeeans will appreciate that reference.
KaleoHOST
Sometimes you can't help but laugh, even when, especially when times are tough.
KaleoHOST
For Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, the duo of Sylvan Esso, humor became increasingly important to the band's DNA over the years, especially in the wake of two different natural disasters disrupting their recording process.
KaleoHOST
Today, Nick and Amelia join us to talk about how humor, community, and experimentation shaped their latest album, Ao Infinity.
KaleoHOST
A curious title that Meath explains is a promise, a dream, a decision to continue living despite the fact we continue being hurt.
KaleoHOST
This session brought a huge smile to my face.
KaleoHOST
And it gets underway right now with the song Sledge.
KaleoHOST
Sylvan Esso on World Cafe.
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Let me be like the sledge, angel of death.
speaker_1HOST
Not everyone gets that freedom or support.
speaker_1HOST
Speaking of exploration, what about Sylvan Esso's new album, Ao Infinity? It's a different tone.
speaker_0HOST
Oh, totally.
speaker_0HOST
They delve into the idea that you have to embrace pain to grow.
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