Hear an interview with Olivier Libaux tonight on the Echoes Podcast Olivier Libaux is a co-founder of Nouvelle Vague, a French project that records lounge versions of Punk and New Wave songs. Libaux steps out on his own with the CD titled Uncovered Queens of the Stone Age, reinventing songs by that hard rock band.…
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Krimson, Kveikur and Church tonight on Echoes
Sigur Ros is touring the US this fall. Hear some of what they’ll be playing when we hear a track off their latest CD, Kveikur. We’ll also hear a sublime classic from the Discipline era of King Crimson and there’s a surprising track from Charlotte Church, the former child-prodigy opera star who tunes her pipes…
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New Agnes Obel Video-The Curse
Danish singer Agnes Obel finally has a new album coming in October. Here’s a beautiful video and song that shows she’s continuing the beauty of her debut, Philharmonics. Her new album is Aventine and here’s a song from it, “The Curse.” John Diliberto (((echoes))) Sign up for Echoes CD of the Month Club. With the…
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Hooverphonic Interviewed on Echoes 8/20
Hear Hooverphonic Interviewed on Echoes tonight. Hooverphonic is a band that’s been at the borders of popularity for the last 15 years or so. They’ve actually had several hits in Europe and you might’ve heard their music in movies like Stealing Beauty and on TV ads for Volkswagen and Motorola. This Belgian group started out…
Living Room Concerts
Living Room Concert: HEM 8/21
HEM brings their dream-folk music into the Echoes living room, playing their sensitive and introspective songs live, and telling the tales behind them. They play music from their latest critically acclaimed album, Departure and Farewell. Below you can see the music video “Seven Angels” from their latest album: John Diliberto (((echoes))) Find your local Echoes…
Living Room Concerts
Living Room Concert: Glenn Jones
Hear Glenn Jones in a Living Room Concert on Echoes tonight. Glenn Jones is a virtuoso of the acoustic guitar and a disciple of the late John Fahey. Fahey even named an album after him. But Jones has found his own path. You can hear that sound on his new album, My Garden State, and…
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Anoushka Shankar’s Family Affair
The Daughter of an Icon Looks Back and Looks Forward. Just got a peak at the forthcoming Anoushka Shankar album, Traces of You. Just to judge from the EPK, it could be her best album yet. Produced by Nitin Sawhney and featuring vocals from Shankar’s sister, Norah Jones, it appears to be a blend of…
Interview Podcast
Interview with Scotland’s Laki Mera: Electro-Dream-Pop
Hear the Echoes Podcast of our interview with Laki Mera Laki Mera is a Scottish dream-pop band fronted by singer Laura Donnelly with electronic musicians Keir Long and Andrea Gobbi. They follow in the tradition of groups like Beach House and The Cocteau Twins with influences from German electronic bands and authors like Haruki Murakami…
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New Music: The Boards of Canada & Sigur Rós
Hear New Music from the Boards of Canada and Sigur Ros on Echoes tonight. Tonight on Echoes, new music by downtempo electronic denizens, Boards of Canada, from their highly anticipated and hyped Tomorrow’s Harvest, and the latest by Sigur Rós off their new album Kveikur (Candlewick). Below, watch Boards of Canada with “Reach for the…
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Interview: Yes Is The Answer editors Marc Weingarten & Tyson Cornell
A Pure Hour of Progressive Rock and More tonight on Echoes. Marc Weingarten and Tyson Cornell are Progressive Rock fans and they’ve edited a collection of personal essays about the genre called Yes is the Answer and Other Prog Rock Tales. Contributors such as novelist Rick Moody and music critic Jim DeRogatis write about their…