October’s CD of the Month, Prequell’s The Future Comes Before leads Echoes Top 25 for October, followed by September’s pick, Mystic Journey’s Kingdom of Mountains and the debut of FLOW.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 for October 2017: Prequell Comes First
Tag: singer-songwriter
Playlists
Thursday October 26th, 2017-Echoes Program 1743D
Coming up on Echoes, it’s new music by Irish guitarist Simon Taylor from Now Then and a dream pop artist who records as Belle Game from her album, Fear/Nothing.
Playlists
Wednesday October 25th, 2017 – Echoes Program 1734C
St. Vincent’s new album of twisted rock motifs is called Masseduction and it explores new terrain in her original sound. We’ll also hear from one of dozens of new soundtracks by Bear McCreary, this one for the movie “Unrest.”
Playlists
Tuesday October 24th, 2017 – Echoes Program 1743B
We go inside the enchanting chamber pop of Gracie and Rachel. These high school friends have entered adulthood creating a sound in an orbit with Max Richter, Agnes Obel and Steve Reich.
Playlists
Thursday, October 19th, 2017-Echoes Program 1742D
Tamsin Wilson writes about common things like dust and centipedes but turns them into interior epics works. She’s influenced by visual artists, her parents taste in pop and psychedelic music and things that might be crawling around her room or in her head.
Playlists
Thursday October 5th, 2017-Echoes Program 1740D
On the next Echoes, it’s music from a former Sneaker Pimp when we hear Lucas Oswald’s dreampop album, Whet as in whet your blade. We’ll also hear the duo called Kllo. It glows on Echoes.
Playlists
Wednesday October 4th, 2017-Echoes Program 1740C
On the next Echoes, new music by Hundred Waters from their new album, Communicating. And music from Nouveau Flamenco guitarist Jesse cook from his album, Beyond Borders.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 for September 2017: Mystic Journey on Top
Mystic Journey rules the Kingdom of Mountains and The Echoes Top 25 for September. It was our CD of the month. It’s followed by Gracie and Rachel, Hammock and 22 more.
Playlists
Tuesday October 3rd, 2017-Echoes Program 1740B
On the next Echoes we go under cover in an all covers show. We’ll hear songs you know, performed by other people including Agnes Obel, Blackmore’s Night and Ane Brun.
Program Highlights, Reviews & Commentary
New Video from Cold Specks for “Wild Card”
Cold Specks is a Canadian singer with Somali roots and deep soul attitude. Her new album Fool’s Paradise is a lo-fi Soul experience, and the video for “Wild Card” reflects it’s muted tones.