It’s a Flashback 50 on the next Echoes to Quicksilver Messenger Service. Quicksilver was among the first wave of psychedelic bands out of San Francisco in the 1960s.
Singer and songwriter Loreena McKennitt, An avatar of Celtic music, has returned with her first album of original music in 12 years. Only most of the music was composed over 12 years ago.
Loma is a meeting of Jonathan Meiburg, from the alt-rock group Shearwater and the duo called Cross Record with singer Emily Cross and multi-instrumentalist Dan Duszynski. They play live on Echoes.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, it’s the latest from Nils Frahm with an uncharacteristically melodic album called, All Melody. We’ll also hear the Austrian electronic duo Tosca.
Future Fire is an LA synthwave duo bringing a dystopian vision to their electronic sound. Founders Darren Burgos and Dylan Willoughby from Lost In Stars talk about it on Echoes.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark were among the biggest of the first wave of English synthpop artists. They take us back to the early days and into the future like they always have.
Overcoats are the latest duo to charm us. Their 2017 album, Young was NPR’s #4 album of the year. Overcoats come in to play their folktronica music live on Echoes.
Brian Eno’s 70th Birthday is celebrated on Echoes with a feature profile interview and two hours of Eno’s music from solo albums to collaborations, from ambient to beyond.
On the next Echoes, a pioneer of ambient chamber music, Jeff Greinke. He has a new album called Before Sunrise that uses the night skies of southern Arizona as an inspiration.