{"id":2130,"date":"2013-06-05T11:55:17","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T15:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=2130"},"modified":"2013-06-04T23:29:19","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T03:29:19","slug":"echo-bloom-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2013\/06\/05\/echo-bloom-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Echo Bloom: Blue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?attachment_id=2132\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2132\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/EB468667.png\" alt=\"EB468667\" width=\"500\" height=\"496\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2132\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/EB468667.png 500w, http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/EB468667-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<center><font SIZE=-5>Cover art by John Whitlock <\/font><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/echobloomrocks\">Echo Bloom<\/a> 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. <i>Blue<\/i> is their first record as a full band, and it is a lush, complex and delicate folk-pop creation.<\/p>\n<p>Some examples of their delightful tunes:<\/p>\n<p><i>Fireworks<\/i> 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:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F68131169\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAnd then there is <i>Cedar Beach<\/i>, which I love because it&#8217;s a story about a golem as a sea creature:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F39039222\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAnd finally, <i>Seeds<\/i>, because I always enjoy a good solid love song:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F65043860\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><font SIZE=2>DON&#8217;T FORGET TO FILL OUT THE NTSIB <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s\/29MN2QG\">READER SURVEY<\/a>! 10 questions that should not take more than 10 minutes of your time. 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