Gregory Alan Isakov and Sylvan Esso have teamed up to take on Mazzy Star’s timeless “Fade Into You.” The cover was produced by Isakov and Dave Wilton and features the former on all instruments—guitars both acoustic and baritone, banjo, organ, drums—while Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath comes through with some delightful vocals.
“I grew up listening to Mazzy Star and sort of sketched this song out one afternoon,” shared Isakov. “I had read an article about Hope Sandoval (the singer of Mazzy Star) the week before, and there was this paragraph about how she played a few shows at the Sydney Opera House in almost complete darkness. Some of the crowd was super disgruntled about it and walked out. I remember thinking, ‘Wow, what a badass. She’s my absolute hero.’ I sat on the recording I made for a long time, thinking it wasn’t quite finished, and reached out to Amelia of Sylvan Esso. She has one of my favorite voices of all time. Once I heard her on it, it felt ready. I really love how it came out.”
In other Meath-related news, the vocalist is featured on the new Kevin Morby single “Badlands,” which also features vocals from Justin Vernon. Listen to that here, and check out Isakov and Meath’s version of “Fade Into You” below.
