It’s the Best of Echoes 2019 this weekend on Echoes. We Run down our 25 favorite albums of a very great year. We’ll also hear an interview with Fink, the English ambient singer-songwriter.
We’ll hear new music by Nova Soon, that’s the persona of England’s Noah de Grunwald. He calls his music space folk. We’ll hear music from his new album, You Are Alive.
On the next Echoes, it’s the downtempo, smoky dream pop of Fink. We’ll talk to the British electronic musician turned ambient singer-songwriter about his latest album, Bloom Innocent.
This weekend on Echoes All India Radio’s deep space existentialism Eternal, the December CD of the Month. Then Ioanna Gika plays her electronic songs live this weekend on Echoes.
Bat For Lashes returns with singer Natasha Khan’s synth-laden dream pop, on a new album called Lost Girls. We’ll also hear from Steve Roach’s new one called Bloom Ascension.
On the next Echoes Ayla Nereo comes in to play live. Ayla Nereo has a sound that hovers at the borders of singer-songwriters and new age music. One writer called her a modern day flower child.
Ionna Gika, formerly of IO Echo, has just released her solo debut Thalassa, which means “Sea” in Greek. She’s got a deep and powerful sound and you can hear it when she plays live.
Fink started out as an electronica DJ, but has morphed into an acoustic singer song-writer. Join us as Fink performs music from his latest album, Bloom Innocent, live on Echoes.
The Echoes Top 25 for October 2019 features the CD of the Month “Phantoms” by Azam Ali at the top, followed by FLOW, Heather Woods Broderick, Lamb, and 21 more recent recordings.
Talitha Rise returns as just Rise. We’ll talk to Jo Beth Young, the English musician behind Rise who talks about the harrowing changes she endured to emerge with her self-produced album.