{"id":6293,"date":"2018-04-09T10:30:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T09:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.progradar.org\/?p=6293"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:55:06","slug":"only-echoes-remain-release-new-live-single-monolith-sophomore-album-due-late-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/04\/09\/only-echoes-remain-release-new-live-single-monolith-sophomore-album-due-late-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Only Echoes Remain Release New Live Single Monolith -Sophomore Album Due Late 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>London prog\/post rock quartet <b>Only Echoes Remain<\/b> have today released emotional and heavy live single <strong><i>Monolith<\/i><\/strong>, their first since last summer\u2019s acclaimed debut concept album &#8216;<i>The Exigen&#8217;t<\/i>, filmed live at their recent <strong>Chaos Theory<\/strong> show with Godspeed-collaborator <strong>thisquietarmy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CQa32ZwQ5nw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_MsoNormal\">The band says <em> the new record definitely feels like a natural evolution for us. There\u2019s a lot more riffs and some heavier sections, while keeping the delicate moments we\u2019re known for, but then further developing the melodic interplay we started to explore in songs like Aurora last year. Monolith is almost the perfect transition between the records, as it has a feel of The Exigent about it yet our sound has clearly moved on from that \u2013 I think we learned a lot about each other musically while on the road last year and are really starting to make the most of that. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>We at Progradar thought that <em>&#8216;The Exigent&#8217; <\/em>shined in a sky full of instrumental stars and glimmered brightly enough to be picked out from among the hundreds that shone on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Monolith<\/strong><\/em><strong> <\/strong>takes that wonderful post-rock feel of the first album and adds massive doses of crunching, monolithic guitar riffs that give the band&#8217;s music some welcome added bite and grit and should make their forthcoming new long player a definite force to be reckoned with. Intelligent and thoughtful instrumental music with enough energy, and power to appeal to a wide kaleidoscope of music fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_MsoNormal\">When asked if the next record will also be a concept album, guitarist <strong>Arran Oakes<\/strong> said <em> while it won\u2019t tell a full narrative like The Exigent did, there is a concept that ties the next record together, loosely covering the events and times leading Earth to the position where the Exigent mission became necessary, so on that level it\u2019s a sort of prequel to the last album. It\u2019s a lot more energetic than the last one though \u2013 even louder too, somehow! <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_MsoNormal\"><em> We\u2019re very excited about the next chapter for OER!?: <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_MsoNormal\"><strong>Only Echoes Remain\u2019s<\/strong> sophomore album will release in late 2018, meanwhile see their captivating live show:<\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_MsoNormal\">13\/4 \u2013 Urban Bar, London<br \/>\n8\/5 \u2013 The Star Inn, Guildford<br \/>\n14\/5 \u2013 The Exchange, Bristol (supporting Toundra)<br \/>\n16\/6 \u2013 Portals Festival, London<br \/>\n\/16\/8 \u2013 ArcTanGent Festival, Bristol<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlyechoesremain.bandcamp.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/onlyechoesremain.bandcamp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Band picture courtesy <strong><i>RIFF.Underground<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_MsoNormal\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London prog\/post rock quartet Only Echoes Remain have today released emotional and heavy live single Monolith, their first since last summer\u2019s acclaimed debut concept album &#8216;The Exigen&#8217;t, filmed live at their recent Chaos Theory show with Godspeed-collaborator thisquietarmy. The band says the new record definitely feels like a natural evolution for us. 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