The Ambient Country Band SUSS delivers their most haunting and expansive work to date with Counting Sunsets. It’s a trip into a high plains dusk and Echoes May CD of the Month.
CD of the Month
Echoes May 2026 CD of the Month: SUSS
Category: Program Highlights
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Thursday, May 14, 2026 – Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen
We’ll hear the space duo of Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen from their album, Weathering The Storm. We’ll also hear music by Mynolia from her impressive debut album, All Things Heavy.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast – Craig Padilla & Marvin Allen
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026 – Spin with Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin
If you want to spin your mind, John Diliberto has the music with Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin. The Swiss ensemble plays a hypnotic, minimalist style of jazz on their album, Spin.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – Music from Whipped Cream
Everybody loves Whipped Cream and we’ll hear the electronic artist who goes by that name. We’ll also hear music by Philip Selway, the drummer of Radiohead, from his album Strange Dance.
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Monday, May 11, 2026 – Gentle Giant’s Derek Shulman
Gentle Giant made their records during Prog Rock’s glory years in the 1970s and then quit. Their lead-singer, co-founder Derek Shulman, went on to a different kind of music legacy. He talks about his memoir: Giant Steps.
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Weekend, May 9-10, 2026 – SUSS Counting Sunsets
Our May CD of the Month is Counting Sunsets by the ambient country band, Suss. Suss includes Pat Irwin, a former member of the B-52s. They go into deep ambient terrain on this new album.
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Friday, May 8, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, the ambient guitar twang of The Royal Arctic Institute. We’ll hear from their album, From Catharsis to Coma. We’ll also hear from Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen.
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Thursday, May 7, 2026 – Music by Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex has a new single, continuing his sultry, pillow-talk sound. We’ll also hear Desire Marea, a daring artist from South Africa who might be that country’s version of Bjork.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Flore Laurentienne
