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.
Coming Up
Monday, Mar 2, 2020 – CDoM Agnes Obel’s Myopia
Tag: dream pop
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.
Coming Up
Weekend, Feb 22-23, 2020 – Agnes Obel Interview
Chamber moods this weekend on Echoes. Agnes Obel talks about the haunting chamber pop of her new album, Myopia and pianist Fiona Joy Hawkins & violinist Rebecca Daniel play live.
Playlists
Friday, Feb 7, 2020: Echoes Program 2005E
Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders has released Valve Bone Woe, an album that reveals a jazzier side, that also has a bit of atmospheric ambience about it. We’ll also hear from Kitaro and Brian Eno.
Reviews & Commentary
Sharon Van Etten’s Electronic West in New Video
Singer Sharon Van Etten follows up her all-electronic 2019 album, Remind Me Tomorrow with a new single “Beaten Down” along with a video that harkens to Johnny Cash.
Playlists
Wednesday, Feb 5, 2020 – Echoes Program 2005C
We go inside the music of Tycho with Scott Hansen and singer Saint-Sinner. They talk about their collaboration, Weather, which takes Tycho’s music into a dream pop direction.