A Summer in New York: San Fermin

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It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to A Summer in New York. In case you missed the announcement, this will be a mini-season of the podcast where I’ll be talking to some incredibly talented people about the things that make New York City special. What brings all these talks together is a desire that we have to explore the question “why is this city the place that we call our home?”

The first episode of this run is with a band I’ve been privileged to have known for many years now, San Fermin. They’re a group based in Brooklyn that have always challenged the conventions of what a band could be. And yet, all those traveled roads have led them to their latest album, Arms, their most personal and straightforward body of work yet. It’s a breakup album that’s equally about rediscovering oneself and the sadness left behind after such an experience. New York City plays a persistent role across the album, which we tackle throughout our chat. For this one I ventured to Better Company Studios in Fort Greene, Brooklyn; and I was joined by San Fermin bandmates Ellis Ludwig-Leone, Allen Tate, and Claire Wellin.

After you hear the episode, be sure to check out San Fermin’s track Didn’t Want You To on the Summer in New York Radio episode on Spotify. Also, be sure to follow San Fermin on Spotify, Facebook, and Instagram.