Echo Revolution
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Home Town: San Diego, CA
Genre: Europop
Posted By: Lee
Joined On: May 15, 2006
Page Views: 2,789
Song Plays: 38
Current Rank: 8,430
Highest Rank: 220
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Albums
Aura (2003), In the Wire (2005), A Safe Place to Start (2008)
Similar Artists
The Church, Pavement, Elliot Smith, The Beatles, U2, The Cranberries
Group Members
Lee Harding (vocals/rhythm), Nate Schaedler (drums), Alex Zander (keys), Mark Sturino (flavor guitar), Sandra D (backing vocals)
Instruments
guitar, guitar, keys, drums, etc.
Musical Style
Melodic, guitar-driven, intelligent indie-pop, with some experimental aspects.
Influences
The Beatles, U2, Radiohead, James, Sonic Youth, etc.
Additional Info
email the band: us@echorevolution.com |
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Chill, Urbane Post Pop
Reviewer Magazine
One of a handful of fresh, original and inspiring releases of 2005, "In the Wire", although brief for a full-length CD, at around forty minutes, doesn't contain any superfluous filler tracks just for the purposes of making it longer. It has just what it needs: chill, urbane post-pop, imbued with an icy nonchalance and, as a finale, a stark, bare-bones (piano, voice) cover of "Satellite of Love." The rest of the CD, however, is pure originality, in terms of its inability to be confused with countless other banalities out there in radioland.
| As Fully Realized Debut As your Likely to Come Accross
San Diego Music Matters Magazine
Quietly playing the Southern California Club Scene over the last few years, four-piece indie pop group Echo Revolution has managed to elude the spotlight while honing their craft. On the evidence of this debut album, the time spent woodshedding is paying dividends. Featuring superb musicianship and intricate arrangements from Robin Eisenberg (keyboards), Lee Harding [vocals, guitar], Nathan Schaedler (drums), and Andy Villa-Boas (bass), the band's music has touches that reveal 80's musical influences wrapped around a range of styles spanning from punk-tinged guitar rockers to jazzy piano ballads. With both excellent production and a fistful of topnotch songs, this is as fully realized a debut as you're likely to come across, right down to the packaging. It's not often that something as generally overlooked as an album cover grabs attention anymore, but here the band truly excels, presenting a... Read entire review »
| "Almost Impossible to Dislike"
Splendid Magazine
Echo Revolution make no secret of the influence brought to bear on them by U2, REM, and Radiohead, but within the framework created by triangulating their heroes, they cultivate their own unique atmosphere. In The Wire is also reminiscent of Koufax's in-your-face piano rock, sans attitude. Rather than a punky swagger, they exude an endearing innocence and an understated charisma that makes them almost impossible to dislike.
Lead singer Lee Harding's voice is fluid and forceful, emotive and energetic. In opener "Footnote", he presents himself with a sheepish poeticism before bursting into a soaring, anthemic chorus. "Raincoat" recalls Belle & Sebastian's jazzy pop; its two-bar breakdown features a toe-tickling piano solo that demonstrates the band's versatility and talent. And when Robin Eisenberg steps up to the mic for album closer "Satellite Love", her subtly sultry Sarah McLachlan-style musings will make you wonder why her voice... Read entire review » |
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