Sylvan Esso is back, and not a moment too soon. The dynamic duo have detailed a new album, Free Love, which is set for release on September 25 via Loma Vista Recordings. The group didn’t come to the party empty-handed, either, delivering the second song and music video from the set, “Ferris Wheel,” filmed during the pandemic on an actual Ferris wheel located inside an abandoned amusement park.
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“It’s a record about being increasingly terrified of the world around you and looking inward to remember all the times when loving other people seemed so easy, so that you can find your way back to that place,” Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn shared in a press statement. “The first single, ‘Ferris Wheel,’ is about discovering your power and awkwardly figuring out how to wield it. It’s for the summer, it’s for you, we hope you like it.”
Meath went on to share a little bit of the band’s behind-the-scenes process when making new music: “At the heart of Sylvan Esso is a fun argument,” the singer revealed. “Nick wants things to sound unsettling, but I want you to take your shirt off and dance. We’re trying to make pop songs that aren’t on the radio, because they’re too weird. It’s a pop band, but we’re talking about complicated emotions.”
“Ferris Wheel” follows the first single from Free Love, “What If.” Watch “Ferris Wheel” below.
