best for guests. thom + linda (echo lake)


Echo Lake is a band from London that creates atmospheric, dreamy and lush landscapes of distorted indiepop.
 Following the praise received for an EP and a single in 2011, this year they released their debut album Wild Peace via Slumberland and Pain In Pop.

Below, Thom (guitars) and Linda (vocal) share their best albums, gigs and artists of 2012.

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THOM

TOP 5 ALBUMS
1 GRIZZLY BEAR Shields 
2 CHROMATICS Kill For Love
3 LOTUS PLAZA Spooky Action At a Distance
4 SPIRITUALIZED Sweet Heart Sweet Light
5 TY SEGALL AND WHITE FENCE Hair

BEST GIG
Hard to pick a very best but Spiritualized at Hackney Empire, Grizzly Bear at Brixton Academy, Bruce Springsteen at Hyde Park and Shellac at Primavera were all really amazing shows.

BEST SINGLE
BEACH HOUSE Wild


BEST NEW BAND FOR 2013
VISION FORTUNE 
One of the best London bands I've seen this year. A few years ago I used to be in a very short lived band with the Singer, Austin. It's great to see him making music again but also such incredible stuff.
It's like super heavy, Pysch, Kraut, and played live it's visually really insane with clever use of strobe lights. I reckon they will have a really big 2013.
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LINDA

TOP 5 ALBUMS
WOODS Bend Beyond
BEACH HOUSE Bloom
TAME IMPALA Lonerism
SHARON VAN ETTEN Tramp
GRIZZLY BEAR Shields

TOP 5 GIGS
BEACH HOUSE Primavera Sound
ST VINCENT Mexfest, Porto
SPECTRUM Shacklewell Arms
SPIRITUALIZED Hackney Empire
WILD FLAG the Lexington


FAVOURITE ARTIST FOR 2013 A GRAVE WITH NO NAME
I know that A Grave With No Name has spent this year getting his next album together. I sang some guest vocals on it earlier this year so I've had the chance to hear his new material and it is sounding incredibly beautiful. I can't wait to hear the finished album next year!
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BEST LOCAL ARTISTS AND A SONG BY THEM
OMI PALONE

NOVELLA You're Not That Cool

IDES 16

PARADISE Endless Waves

MOON GANGS Sky

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