Here the Blue River is an album of poetic beauty, both in the lyrics and the music. Haroula Rose has been recording since 2009, but she has summitted a mountaintop of perfection on her second full-length album.
Songs of empowerment ring out when Swedish singer Ane Brun comes in to play music from her latest album, When I’m Free. She plays music from it live on Echoes.
On a Slow Flow Echoes slip into new music by American-Primitive guitarist Glenn Jones and his album, Fleeting. We’ll also hear an electronic artist who records as SineRider.
On the next Echoes, it’s new music by Radiohead. The revered progressive alt-rock band has trickled out a new single called Burn the Witch. We’ll hear that and a trio called Secret Sky with 3 members of Loreena McKennitt’s band.
New music from the English band, yndi halda whose name might be Nordic for “Enjoy Eternal Bliss” or it might be Icelandic for “Keep Relish” and Jennifer O’Connor whose name means business.
The spirit of Abbess Hildegard von Bingen emerges in the music of Julianna Barwick on her new album of 21st century chants called “Will.” We’ll also hear a new collaboration with flutist Sherry Finzer, guitarist Darin Mahoney and percussionist Will Clipman.
Iconic ambient guitar band Hammock ups the rhythm to explore tumultuous emotions and salvation on Everything and Nothing, The Echoes May CD of teh Month
The Echoes Top 25 for April includes the the CD of the Month for April by All India Radio, the March CD of the Month by by Miranda Lee Richards and the debut of The Great American Canyon Band.
He’s played with every member of the Grateful Dead and had a band with guitarist John Cippolina of Quicksilver Messenger Service.
All India Radio is the ambient rock project of Australia’s Martin Kennedy. With his 10th album, The Slow Light, he’s created a journey of ambient guitar and slow burn moods.