Hammock Striving for the Transcendent: The Echoes Interview
The ambient guitar duo Hammock have become darlings of both the post-rock and ambient scenes. Yet, although they may attract a hipster audience, their music is imbued with Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson’s evangelical upbringing and their subsequent rejection of much of that doctrine. It informs much of their new album, The Second Coming was a Moonrise.
Hammock’s Marc Byrd: In one Christian school that I grew up in, Wednesdays, we wore a pin-on tie with an eagle, an American flag, and a Bible printed on it. So I got a good dose of Christian nationalism too. I got suspended from that school several times.
That’s Marc Byrd of Hammock. I talk to them today about an album inspired by an acid trip, religion, politics and a love of sonic landscapes on Echoes.
The Second Coming was a Moonrise is Echoes June CD of the Month. Read John Diliberto’s review.
| Start Time | Artist | Song Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echoes Monday, June 22, 2026 – Program 26-25A; | |||
| First Half Hour | |||
| 0:01:01 | Hammock | We Close Our Eyes So We Can See | The Second Coming Was a Moonrise |
| 0:05:59 | David Helpling and Scott Reich | Shadows Stars and Dreams | Through the Thought Horizon |
| 0:11:04 | Eartheater | Crown Jewel | Crown Heavenly Body: If I’m the BottleYou’re the Message |
| 0:15:02 | Tori Amos | St. Teresa | In Times of Dragons |
| 0:21:10 | Michael Whalen | Out of Body | Standing Near Infinity |
| 0:29:30 | Feldman & Tiley | Kind (excerpt) | Protomensch |
| Second Half Hour | |||
| 0:30:00 | Interview: Hammock | ||
| 0:47:20 | Hammock | Sadness | The Second Coming Was a Moonrise |
| 0:51:37 | Hammock | The Second Coming Was a Moonrise | The Second Coming Was a Moonrise |
| 0:59:00 | Marcelo Zarvos | Two Birds (excerpt) | Ray Donovan |
| Third Half Hour | |||
| 1:01:00 | Hollan Holmes | Moebius Trip | The Sanctity of Rust |
| 1:06:00 | Unwed Sailor | Cinnamon | High Remembrance |
| 1:09:23 | Arlo Parks | Heaven | Ambiguous Desire |
| 1:13:39 | Tangerine Dream | Love on a Real Train 2026 | Night Trains & Cityscapes |
| 1:22:28 | Tom Caufield | Chamber Wolf | Quiet Modern |
| 1:29:30 | Lisa Bella Donna | Future Moves (excerpt) | Counterpoint |
| Fourth Half Hour | |||
| 1:30:00 | KARYYN | Mind Over Heart | Physic Love Universal Language (PULL) |
| 1:34:11 | Bluetech | On the Cusp of Dissolution | Petite Constellations |
| 1:37:39 | Kinobe | Star Crossed | Open Your Mind |
| 1:41:48 | break | ||
| 1:42:22 | Shelby Natasha | It Was Mine | It Was Mine |
| 1:46:27 | Boards of Canada | Arena Americanada | Inferno |
| 1:50:22 | Aukai + Vraell | Far | Meld |
| 1:53:51 | Marconi Union | Multiform III | Multiform: Ambient Transmissions Vol.3 |