Echobelly were a notable Britpop band. Having an Indian, female singer and a black, female guitarist made them stand out from the crowd of white indie boys.
The band would make five albums in total, though I'm only featuring the band's first two (successful) albums here.
Everyone's Got One (1994)
Echobelly's first album is a really rather good indie record, elevated by singer Sonya Madan's intriguing lyrics, referencing her tough upbringing, and with gender and sexuality as common themes.
This is consistently good from start to finish, though lacks a killer song or two to make it a five star album, but this is a very interesting album and still sounds good today.
Rating: 4/5
On (1995)
Echobelly came up with some of the killer songs their debut album lacked ('Great Things', 'King of the Kerb' and 'Dark Therapy') but lost the consistency that made it such a strong album.
The big songs here are bigger than on the first album, but there is a few more slower songs that don't really work, 'Dark Therapy' aside. Overall, this is still a pretty decent album but not as good as the first one.
Rating: 3/5
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