Late Night Alumni - Echos (Echos Mix) (2023) [Hi-Res]

“This one might’ve been in us from the start”, says John Hancock. He’s talking about ‘Echos’ - his, Becky Williams, Finn Bjarnson & Ryan Raddon seventh Late Night Alumni longform.

Predominantly known for blending electronic and organic elements into their music, the album represents a departure from the band’s largely house-led sound. An all-acoustic affair, in many ways though ‘Echos’ is a natural extension of LNA’s DNA. “Most of our songs”, John continues, “are written in the organic/acoustic realm and then produced with electronic flavours to create our sound. In those intimate song beginnings though, there’s a magic all its own. We’ve long wanted to do an album that captured and augmented that initial intimacy.”

Which is indeed what Becky, John, Finn & Ryan have now done. The quartet have dug back into their twenty-year, six-album history and selected eleven tracks that they felt could most benefit from this song-spotlighting treatment. With their original acoustic intros as cues, they’ve taken them to their natural conclusions. A Sliding Doors-type feast for LNA enthusiasts both new and established, or indeed all lovers of downtempo, downtime, live instrumentation-led music, ‘Echos’

Tracklist:
1.01 - Late Night Alumni - Beautiful (Echos Mix) (3:57)
1.02 - Late Night Alumni - 4AM (Echos Mix) (3:55)
1.03 - Late Night Alumni - Even As I Go (Echos Mix) (4:05)
1.04 - Late Night Alumni - Gemini (Echos Mix) (3:48)
1.05 - Late Night Alumni - Love Is A Knife (Echos Mix) (1:56)
1.06 - Late Night Alumni - You Can Be the One (Echos Mix) (3:38)
1.07 - Late Night Alumni - Mine (Echos Mix) (4:00)
1.08 - Late Night Alumni - Empty Streets (Echos Mix) (3:30)
1.09 - Late Night Alumni - The Rest of You (Echos Mix) (3:47)
1.10 - Late Night Alumni - Sapphire (Echos Mix) (4:50)
1.11 - Late Night Alumni - Window (Echos Mix) (4:49)