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It's shaping up to be a banner year for Durham-based duo Sylvan Esso

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It's shaping up to be a banner year for the band Sylvan Esso.

The Durham-based duo snagged a second Grammy nomination, performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and made their daytime television debut on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn are also supporting a community of artists through a recently-launched record label as well as running a busy studio here in North Carolina.

A pending string of live dates is highlighted by a three-night headlining residency at Historic Durham Athletic Park this week.

Meath and Sanborn joined WUNC recently to talk about their latest music and accomplishments.


 You can hear the full interview by clicking the LISTEN button at the top of this post.

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Eric Hodge hosts WUNC’s broadcast of Morning Edition, and files reports for the North Carolina news segments of the broadcast. He started at the station in 2004 doing fill-in work on weekends and All Things Considered.
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