We pick out our favorite Echoes albums from the first half of 2017. The Top 25 includes progressive rock icons, electronic icons, New Age Icons and Bands who have just released their debut albums.
Best Of
The Best of Echoes 2017. . . . So Far
Tag: dream pop
Playlists
Monday June 26th, 2017-Echoes Program 1726A
We survey the first six months of the year for our favorite albums. Among them are Wilsen’s I Go Missing in My Sleep, Jean-Michel Jarre’s Oxygene 3, and Mike Oldfield’s Return to Ommadawn.
Playlists
Wednesday, June 21st, 2017-Echoes Program 1725C
Bathe in the warmth of music sunshine on an Echoes Summer Solstice Soundscape. Echoes takes through you the summer as we track the midnight sun and explore the sounds of the season.
Reviews & Commentary
New Video from Be The Bear- Erupt
Be The Bear has released the music video for her debut single, “Erupt”. The video features her bravely conquering her childhood fears and embodies the meaning of the name, “Be The Bear”.
Playlists
Thursday June 15th, 2017-Echoes Program 1724D
New music by Miranda Lee Richards called Existential Beast. Her last album was Echoes CD of the Year in 2016. We’ll hear new music by Falling You, a dream pop band, from Shine.
Playlists
Wednesday, June 14th, 2017 – Echoes Program 1724C
On the next Echoes, a band called From Indian Lakes comes in to play their intimate dreampop live. Their latest album is called Everything Feels Better Now. And it will.
Playlists
Weekend, June 10 & 11, 2017-Echoes Program 1723A
The June CD of the Month is Wilsen’s I Go Missing in My Sleep, an album of love, peace, insomnia and centipedes. Fronted by singer Tamsin Wilson, Wilsen makes a powerful dreampop sound.
Playlists
Friday June 9th, 2017 – Echoes Program 1723E
On the next Echoes we look to the skies with Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner and Nico Muhly when we hear music from their album, Planetarium. We’ll also hear music from singer-songwriter Lexie Roth, daughter of guitarist Arlen Roth.
Playlists
Thursday, June 8th, 2017-Echoes Program 1723D
Cigarettes After Sex is a band whose sultry sound creates a cinematic rock noir. We’ll also hear pianist Catherine Marie Charlton’s I Dream About This World, the Wyeth Album..
Playlists
Wednesday, June 7th, 2017-Echoes Program 1723C
Irish singer-songwriter Lisa Hannigan comes in to perform songs over her darkly nuanced album, At Swim, live on Echoes. Her brand brings these sons to life when they play live.