Adding vibrancy to the palette, indie-pop band Echosmith exceed the expectations of most bands. With their catchy and bright-eyed music, it’s hard to not keep up the energies resonating from their debut LP, Talking Dreams, which has finally received an Australian release. Formerly gaining their music recognition from YouTube, it’s safe to say that the Los Angeles band have gained noticeable attention from people of the music industry and have quickly climbed the ranks since its original release at the end of last year.
“Come Together” is a cheerful, anthemic tune. It bounces through typical poppy elements that intertwine into a mystical spectrum of colours in hopes of finding a pot of gold towards the end of the rainbow. However, it brings about a mellow atmosphere, giving off a relaxed signature sound, which is carried through “Let’s Love”. If you could place this song in a given musical era, the 1960s and the 1970s of peace, love and harmony would be most appropriate.
The lyrics “Let’s love, while we’re young” are simplistic but gives the track an edgy feel. In use of pure imagination, it strikes as being a track most appropriate for when catching a wave in Hawaii while surfing. It’s clear the band have a vision; to be able to provide picturesque tracks that envelope summer days and ongoing roadtrip worthy adventures.
As a radio track, “Cool Kids” endeavours what we’ve all been through; feeling like we don’t belong with ourselves and experiencing the pressures of being “cool” and keeping up with trends that do not necessarily encompass our own individuality. Sydney’s vocals are quite fitting with the music as it develops into an enriching indie-pop track.
With lyrics that are of subtle nature, it brings about great substance, making it a relevant track to a teenager’s struggle in identifying with one’s self. Unravelling into a beautiful acoustic track, “Bright” is underrated. Of course, it has remnants of an acoustic indie-style, similar to the likes of Ed Sheeranbut the band have added a twist of their own. With enchanting backing vocals and lyrics which transcribe great imagery of all kinds of natural landscapes and planets of the solar system, it folds into an appreciation of what the world has offered to us for its beauty that tends to be overlooked.
With a catalogue of enjoyable tracks, Talking Dreams makes for a great debut album. It’s one that will take time to appreciate but a record that shouldn’t be given a miss. As cliché as it sounds, sometimes we prefer to be awake because reality is better than our dreams.
Review Score: 8.0 out of 10
Talking Dreams is available now.
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