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Echotape - Album is pure magic
Indie | Thursday 11th August 2016 |
Echotape return in full force with their brand new album “Wicked Way’. It’s an intelligently crafted, feel-good collection of eleven exquisite tracks that pack a punch.
Recorded at their home studio in the depths of Hampshire, the album explodes into life with a bang right from the off. Opening track ‘All My Days’ depicts a tale of over indulgence “The doctor says I better get some rest, If I don’t slow down I’m gonna end up dead” sings Marc Burford. The standout album track ‘Whiskey Bar’ continues the pace with it’s gang like sing-alongs and sunshine fuelled lyrics.
‘I Got You’ and ‘We’ve Been Dreaming’ showcase the bands delicate side with intricate guitar picking arrangements which tug on the heartstrings. “I Got you, and you got me. In the end I wouldn’t change a thing”.
In amongst the motorik drumbeat and pumping bassline in ‘See You Soon’ there is a darkness in the lyrics, ‘You work like a dog for the rest of your days, and in the end you’ll just die anyway”. On its own it’s a sinister line but intertwined with the euphoric choruses and bouncing verses it becomes something far less venomous.
The album finishes with title track ‘Wicked Way’. Each layer slowly builds and until it beautifully erupts with a wall of sound and a crashing climax. “What a wicked way we all live” he sings.
It picks you up and drops you down in the right places, takes you on a journey and all the while making you feel content in life. It’s a breath-taking achievement to create an album of this quality.
The band are well known for their sense of adventure having recently performed in eastern Russia and on this evidence the worldwide demand will only increase.
Words: Bruce Major – The Guestlist network.
