It’s a wild winter with Smoke Fairies live. This English duo calls up the nostalgic side of Christmas, but one after too many eggnogs on their album, Wild Winter.
Echoes Top 25 for November 2021. Marconi Union’s, Signals, the November CD of the Month, is at the top, followed by frostlake, Mark Dwane, Rufus du Sol, and 21 other great CDs.
Echoes doesn’t have 12 days of Christmas but we do have 12 months of Echoes CD of the Month Picks. We’ll go through all of them, first forward from January and then backwards.
We’ll hear music by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, from a new album of covers that takes them in unexpected directions. We’ll also hear new music by Tori Amos.
30 years ago, Loreena McKennitt released her breakthrough album, The Visit. We talk to this influential musician who turned Celtic music into world fusion while telling epic tales.
New music by Beach House. The dream-pop duo takes a more intimate, acoustic approach on their new album, Once Twice Melody. We’ll also hear Police guitarist Andy Summers.
We’ll hear music by Immersion. Colin Newman from Wire and Malka Spigel from Minimal Compact collaborate with the likes of Ulrich Schnauss and Laetitia Sadier from Stereolab.
Two divas of depression: Billie Eilish and Lorde. They make luxuriously beautiful music from emotional anguish. We’ll also hear a new collaboration from Steve Roach and Michael Stearns.
New music by Beach House. The dream-pop duo takes a more intimate, acoustic approach on their new album, Once Twice Melody. We’ll also hear Police guitarist Andy Summers.
Echoes Top 25 for October 2021. Kevin Keller’s, Shimmer, the October CD of the Month, is at the top, followed by Ulrich Schnauss and Mark Peters, The Great Northern, and 22 other great CDs.