ECHOS Releases EP 'Affirmations (Re-Imagined)' & Single ‘Mad (Re-Imagined)’
On Wednesday February 22nd, the industiral-tinged, ethereal alt-pop chanteuse known as ECHOS released their brand new EP 'Affirmations (Re-Imagined)' via Seeking Blue (curated by MrSuicideSheep for the last 5 years) and to celebrate, the music video for the single Mad (Re-Imagined) was also released. This Ep is a collection of fresh interpretations of select tracks from latest album 'Affirmations' shifting to a deeper emotional focus. ECHOS lyricist, co-songwriter, and vocalist, Alexandra Norton has used these tracks as an outlet to document the battlefield of her battles with mental health and as an outlet to process the thoughts and feelings that don’t quite make sense. This release is an evident example of how she matured from her early roots as an electronic dance music darling, to creating emotionally commanding, and cinematically vivid alternative-pop with eminence.
“I wanted ‘Affirmations (Re-imagined)’ to feel like you’re listening to lullaby versions of the original record. A perspective shift if you will. So much has changed from when this original body of work was created up until now and I think you can feel the weight of that in all of these. The art of being able to strip a song down to its bones and feeling something new about it has always been one of my favorite parts about music and to be able to deliver these seemingly loud and angry songs in a newer softer tone was such a delicate task. I hope they help carry you through whatever it is you need to heal from.
I wanted “Mad” to be the lead single of this body of work because in its original form, it’s so hard-hitting and in your face but when it’s reconstructed it shows you the reasoning behind the anger which always reveals itself to be sadness. The lyrics are almost an oxymoron when presented in this way. To sing “i’m fucking mad at you” in a lullaby feels so harrowing yet comforting at the same time.”
Affirmations (Re-Imagined)
Echos
Track Listing:
1. Mad (Re-Imagined)
2. Sick (Re-Imagined)
3. Mourning (Re-Imagined)
4. New Eyes (Re-Imagined)
5. King of Disappointment (Stripped) ft Cxssidy
6. King of Disappointment (Re-Imagined)