London Grammar have created a deep, immersive concept album of churning moods and lyrical explorations of love, betrayal and America. It’s Echoes May CD of the Month.
Carl Weingarten weaves a chamber Americana sound with multiple guitars that take you from country twang to psychedelic free-falls to pastoral bliss. It’s Echoes April CD of the Month.
Jeff Johnson & Phil Keaggy’s 4th collaboration, Ravenna, is the Echoes March CD of the Month. It’s an album of layered textures, intricate instrumentation and deep moods.
Echoes February CD of the Month: Time Traveler is ELEON a.k.a. Michael L. Rogers and he’s made a melodic electronic downtempo sci-fi opus to take you out of this world called Time Falter.
Steve Roach is an Icon of Echoes. His 2020 release Tomorrow is the Echoes CD of the Month. Hear this analog modular sequencer dervish from the master of that sound.
Singer Ane Brun releases a perfect pair of CDs, After the Great Storm and How Beauty Holds the Hand of Sorrow, exploring themes of loss and existence. Both are the Echoes CD of the Month.
Harpist Andreas Vollenweider returns after an 11-year absence with Quiet Places, an album of subtle, intuitive improvisation. It’s the October CD of the Month.
Erik Wøllo & Michael Stearns come together on a deep ambient album of searing guitar, skyscraping atmospheres and immersive environments. Convergence is Echoes September CD of the Month.
California Guitar Trio has released Elegy, Echoes August CD of the Month. Their guitar symmetry of interlocked melodies sends riffs through your head like stars in a synchronous dance.