At the half-way point of the year, we pick the albums that excited us the most thus far in 2016. Miranda Lee Richard’s “Echoes of the Dreamtime” tops the list of 25, followed by All India Radio, Hammock, Radiohead and more.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, Greek music, and iZombie are all part of the haunting, introspective songs sung by Haroula Rose on her latest album, “Here the Blue River.” The former Fulbright Scholar comes in to talk about her music on the Echoes Podcast.
Aidan Knight cites Combat Rock by The Clash as one of his biggest influences, but you may not hear that in his music. The Canadian singer-songwriter has a much more introspective sound that tends toward slow tempos and atmospheric moods with an array of instrumental styles from humming and strumming guitar to more orchestral arrangements.
Singer-songwriter Haroula Rose’s Here the Blue River is an album of poetic beauty, both in the lyrics and the music. Its title is from a Ralph Waldo Emerson poem, and it leads to the water imagery that dominates the metaphorical language of the album.
Mutual Benefit is a music project of singer-songwriter Jordan Lee. He’s been acclaimed in places like Stereogum and Pitchfork.
Singer-songwriter Haroula Rose’s Here the Blue River is an album of poetic beauty, both in the lyrics and the music. Its title is from a Ralph Waldo Emerson poem, and it leads to the water imagery that dominates the metaphorical language of the album.
Singer and cellist Kelsey Lu explores a dream world in her new B&W video, Dreams.
Hammock’s Echoes CD of the Month, “Everything and Nothing” leads the Echoes Top 25 for May, followed by Haroula Rose’s “Here the Blue River,” Jean-Michel Jarre’s “Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise” and Radiohead’s “A Moon Shaped Pool.” See the complete list.
Coming up on a Slow Flow Echoes, a new soundtrack by Cliff Martinez for The Neon Demon. He goes back to a 70s electronic sound.
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Maia Vidal was in a punk group called Kievan Rus, appeared in a series of Coca-Cola TV ads and could be found strumming an autoharp in Barcelona. All that has led to her beautiful album, You’re the Waves. She talks about her journey in the Echoes Podcast.