This weekend we explore Agnes Obel’s Myopia, Echoes March CD of the Month. The Danish singer has created another chamber pop song-cycle of seductive moods and interior thoughts.
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Weekend, Mar 7-8, 2020 – CDoM Agnes Obel’s Myopia
Tag: dream pop
Playlists
Weekend, Feb 22-23, 2020 – Programs 2007A & 2007B
Danish singer Agnes Obel creates a haunting ambient chamber pop music. On Myopia, she explores states of mind from insomnia to loss, all couched in her muted arrangements and whammy bar voice.
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Thursday, Mar 5, 2020 – Throwback 30: Bel Canto
It’s a Throwback 30 on the next Echoes when we explore the Norwegian band Bel Canto and their 1990 album, Birds of Passage. Bel Canto had a dream pop sound before dream pop.
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Tuesday, Mar 3, 2020 – Music by Nova Soon and Michael Bruckner
We’ll hear music by Nova Soon, who calls his music space folk, and while we’re in space, set the controls for electronic artist Michael Bruckner’s The Undercurrent.
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Monday, Mar 2, 2020 – CDoM Agnes Obel’s Myopia
We get inside the head of Agnes Obel when we explore her new album, Myopia. The Danish singer has created another chamber pop song-cycle of seductive moods and interior thoughts.
Playlists
Monday, Feb 17, 2020 – Echoes Program 2007A
Danish singer Agnes Obel creates a haunting ambient chamber pop music. On Myopia, she explores states of mind from insomnia to loss, all couched in her muted arrangements and whammy bar voice.
Coming Up
Weekend, Feb 29 – Mar 1, 2020 – Lane 8 & Jake Shimabukuro
We talk to Lane 8, the electronic artist bans sll cameras at his concerts and calls his sound “dreamy back-rub house music.” We’ll also hear the ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro playing live.
Playlists
Wednesday, Feb 12, 2020 – Echoes Program 2006C
It’s vampires and dangerous love when we talk with Natasha Khan of Bat for Lashes. She talks about the vampyric and film imagery behind her latest album, Lost Girls.
Coming Up
Monday, Feb 24, 2020 – Lane 8 Interview
We talk to Lane 8’s Daniel Goldstein. The electronic artist bans cellphone usage at his concerts and calls his sound “dreamy back-rub house music” with tongue firmly in cheek.
Reviews & Commentary
New Video from Celtic Icons Clannad
Clannad releases new video and single ahead of farewell tour. The iconic Celtic band taps the mythical imagery of Ireland for a haunting and vintage Clannad song.