Brought together by a chance meeting in Scotland more than a decade ago, real-life couple Cilette Swann and Roman Morykit have been making compelling, eclectic tunes as Gypsy Soul for years. But the duo’s 10th album, The World Is My Country, may be their most personal yet.

“We actually separated for a while, while we were still doing Gypsy Soul, and it was probably the best thing we could have done to rediscover ourselves,” Swann said.

Released in their own Off The Beaten Track Recordings label, the new album offers a wide range of styles, from somber cello to slinky bass and drums.

The Reporter recently caught up with the duo before their July 20 show at Bake’s Place.

REPORTER: Your music pulls from several different genres. Is that intentional?

Roman Morykit: I think we have a lot of different influences, and that has definitely influenced how we write music, and what we like to hear. Most people don’t listen to one type of music, they listen to different types. We wanted this album to work like that, be a journey, to sound like a playlist.

Cilette Swann: And growing up on different continents, we grew up with different influences. With Roman growing up in the UK and me growing up in North America, we were exposed to different types of music.

REPORTER: What inspires your music?

Morykit: Absolutely everything.

Swann: Life, conversations with friends, political happenings. One of our songs was inspired by Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head (by the Taliban)…she was a massive inspiration.

Morykit: Sonically, I get inspiration from our drives. I see things as a sonic landscape instead of an actual landscape.

REPORTER: Has your sound changed throughout the years? If so, how?

Morykit: It definitely has evolved. But surprisingly, this last record has more elements from our first or second records. We’re always influenced by music happening at the time, but we actually went back a bit. We kind of, with this last record, we didn’t edit ourselves at all. We went in with no pre-conceived idea of what this album was supposed to be. We were just writing songs and if we liked them, we put them on the record. Whatever the song dictated, stylistically, that’s where we went.

REPORTER: What’s your favorite song to perform live at the moment?

Morykit: “Soul Of A Girl” is pretty fun.

Swann: “Always Been You” and “Soul Of A Girl,” for me right now. It’s so fun to watch an audience, especially new people. You know when you’ve connected with them, you can see it, and once we’ve done that we can can relax as performers.

REPORTER: Have you performed at Bake’s Place before?

Morykit: Yes we have. At this location, it will be our third visit. [We played the] previous location twice. It’s a great venue, and they have really good food. That’s important to us, playing venues that our audience will enjoy.

Swann: Because they want an experience. They want to dress up and go out and have a date night.

REPORTER: What do you hope people walk away with when they leave your show?

Morykit: What we hear the most from fans is that their hearts have been opened. You see it happening in the audience; there are songs people connect with. We want it to be an enriching experience and a good time. And we want them to leave and be excited to tell their friends about our band.

Swann: We get emails from people who saw us 10 years ago that ask when we’re coming back. That’s what we want to do – make a lasting impression.We want our music to stick with people. When people choose your music to be on their playlist, that’s the biggest honor of all.

Gypsy Soul plays at 8 p.m. July 20 at Bake’s Place, 155 108th Ave. NE, Suite 110. Tickets ($25) available HERE.