Echo Bloom: Blue

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Cover art by John Whitlock

 
Echo Bloom is: Kyle Evans (guitar, vocals), Aviva Jaye (piano, vocals), Steve Sasso (banjo, vocals), Josh Grove (guitar, vocals), Jason Mattis (bass) and Shareef Taher (percussion), and they are currently based in Brooklyn. Blue is their first record as a full band, and it is a lush, complex and delicate folk-pop creation.

Some examples of their delightful tunes:

Fireworks is the lead single; I like it for the sweet melody and also for the simple, powerful, evocation/illustration of the experience of watching fireworks:
 

 
And then there is Cedar Beach, which I love because it’s a story about a golem as a sea creature:
 

 
And finally, Seeds, because I always enjoy a good solid love song:
 

 
 


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