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Title: Up there in Sonic Heaven
Review: I'd been wondering what became of Echobelly, the band having been off the radar here in the states for some time, and came across this sublime offering of mostly ultra-melodic, ethereal dream-pop.The high points, such as the title track, "Djinn," the heart-wrenching ballad "Strangely Drawn," and, perhaps best of all, "You Started A Fire..." (with its memorable keyboard hook), are very high indeed, and there are no real throwaways among the lot.Sonya Madan's vocals sound as beautiful as ever -- actually better than before for the absence of the former "working class" vocal affectations -- and the production has a dreamy, somewhat Sergio Leone ambience, with twangy guitars complementing the backgound wash beautifully.I've recently re-visited the album (1/2011), and like it even more than before, bumping it to 5 stars, as clearly better than 80% of what's out there. Absolutely lovely.
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