In 1975, John Schwab and his band “Mad Anthony” sat in a barn in Southern
California and recorded their songs. It was a narrative that was common during
this period - the band was close to a record deal but it never came, and the tapes
were stored in a box in a closet. Decades later, in a small town in Ohio, his son
Ben Schwab came across them. The recordings would imprint a sound and feeling
that he would end up chasing. They were timeless, effortless, and soulful. A
harmonic birthright.
Sylvie is the full return to the musical lineage and spirit that lived in all those lost
yet beloved cassettes and reels. True to Mad Anthonyʼs form, Ben and his friends
also sat around in a garage in LA to make these recordings. Of ...