The Echoes Top 25 for January are hear and the year is starting strong with Gracie and Rachel at the lead. Dig into this list of 25 great albums that should be on your playlist.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 for January 2018: Gracie and Rachel at the top.
Tag: dream pop
Playlists
Thursday, February 1st, 2018-Echoes Program 1805D
Post-rock explorers Blonde Redhead has been recording since 1995. They come in to play their new music live on Echoes. They recently released the EP, Three O’clock. They play live on Echoes.
Reviews & Commentary
New Video from Air’s JB Dunckel
The French duo Air has been pretty quiet this decade but keyboardist and singer JB Dunckel has a new dreamy single out for the song “Hold On” ahead of of his album, H+.
Playlists
Weekend, January 13 & 14, 2018-Echoes Program 1802A
It’s the return of Irish singer Moya Brennan, a founding member of the group Clannad she comes in with her family band and Cormac DaBarra to play their best live Echoes set ever. including “Theme from Harry’s Game.”.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 for December 2017: Hiroki Okano Returns to the Top
Echoes Top 25 for December is led by the CD of the month, Hiroki Okano’s Return to the Soul, followed by Gracie and Rachel’s debut album, Prequell, Tori Amos, FLOW, and more.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Gracie and Rachel Album Review
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The debut album by Gracie Coates and Rachel Ruggles is the Echoes CD of the Month for January 2018. Here a review of this beautiful chamber pop masterpiece in the Echoes Podcast.
Playlists
Thursday January 11th, 2018-Echoes Program 1802D
It’s synthwave sounds by Future Fire, an LA duo tapping the inspiration of late seventies electropop. And new music out of Israel with the Essence Project from Chapter One.
Reviews & Commentary
Sufjan Stevens Video for Life With Dignity
Sufjan Stevens, an artist who pushes the envelope with ethereal arrangements while still making evocative songs, releases a video from his Greatest Gift album called “Life with Dignity.”
Playlists
Monday, January 8th, 2018-Echoes Program 1802A
It’s the return of Irish singer Moya Brennan, a founding member of the group Clannad she comes in with her family band and Cormac DaBarra to play their best live Echoes set ever. including “Theme from Harry’s Game.”.
Playlists
Thursday, January 4th, 2018-Echoes Program 1801D
There’s a lot of new music to start the new year including debuts from NOMAN with singer Kaat Arnaert, and another great collection from Sine Music, Offline, Vol.2.