Album Review: Talking Dreams by Echosmith

What comes to your mind when you hear the name Echosmith? More than likely nothing. YET. For me, it is the band of Sierota siblings that I have fallen in love with over the past year or so. They are indie pop band that has songs about various issues in today's world including love, bullying, etc. They have also gone on tour with some pretty big bands including Owl City, Maroon 5, and the Van's Warped Tour. I have enjoyed watching them grow up (being a fan of them since 2009) and get their slow fame. They all deserve it and they will soon become a household name.


The album's opening track is "Come Together." It is a song that focuses on a group of people reaching toward a similar goal, in their case, fame. Its a great way to open the album and introduces what the album is gonna sound like really well. "Let's Love" is the song that the band's first t-shirt was based off of. Its duet-ish track about a boy and girl falling in love and they don't want to waste it because life is short.

"Cool Kids" is a song that every kid who is bullied needs to listen to. These days, a lot of suicides are caused by bullies. In the song a girl wishes she was like the cool kids because she feels like she is a social reject. The album's 4th track is "March Into The Sun." To me, it has a very similar sound to The Lumineers song "Ho Hey." It's another song about falling in love and you just feel like you will never end.

Another love song is "Come With Me." Its talking about a couple that recently got together and they are showing each other around and all the things they like. My personal favorite song on the album is "Bright." I'm a sucker for a good ballad and goodness, this one is just so amazing. I feel like the band took what I'm looking for in a relationship and put it in a song. Its referring to you love the person so much that you are literally shining bright, like a star.

The album's seventh track, is also the title track of the album ("Talking Dreams"). The song is basically a recap on what the band has been through over the past couple years. It's like all their dreams are coming true. Girls are very sensitive and emotional at times. That is basically what "Tell Her You Love Her" is about. When a girl tells you she loves you, you better say it back. When you're in a relationship, always give her A LOT of compliments.

"Ran Off In The Night" is the album's 8th track and its another love song. I interpret it as a couple being judged on their relationship (which happens a lot these days) so they just run away for awhile. I think "Nothing's Wrong" describes all teenagers these days. All of us are always acting like nothing is wrong and that is the best part of being a teen, in my opinion.

"The Safest Place" is about a relationship falling apart. The couple in the song doesn't feel like they feel for each other anymore so their old story is the safest place they will ever be. The album's final track is "Surround You." It follows is a girl who is fantasizing about a boy she likes. She is dreaming that one day they will be together and their love will surround everyone.

Well all in all, this is just a great album to kick off a career. I'm also proud to call myself one of their first fans. And no matter what ANYONE says, I think the band will agree, that I'm their biggest fan. I will keep supporting them for years to come because they are young and who knows how long they will be together. I just really hope it is at least 50 years. :)

Rating: 10 out of 10

Purchase Links: Check back on Oct. 8th

Top 3 Songs: "Talking Dreams," "Surround You," "Bright"

For Fans Of: Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Imagine Dragons

Summer 2013: Who We Are

1 fair job, 9 concerts, 1 graduation, and 4 months later, its crazy to think Summer 2013 is over. I can say though that it was definitely the best Summer so far. Some of the highlights were seeing my favorite band, Switchfoot, for the second time, GradNite, and getting Skillet's first album in almost 4 years. It was just an awesome Summer. I honestly don't think it could have been any better. There were just so many awesome things that happened. Those things I just listed were just highlights, I really couldn't choose a favorite.

June - Finishing School & Starting my First Job

First off, I graduated High School in June and even though I only knew literally one person there, I GRADUATED FREAKING HIGH SCHOOL, KAY? Literally the day after that, I had to start my Summer job, which definitely had it's up and downs. As would any normal job. Some of the perks were all the concerts I went to this month. I literally only paid for two of them, and the rest were free. All the artists I saw live (in June) were Switchfoot, J. Thoven, Victoria Justice, RED, Train, Bridgit Mendler, Colbie Caillat, and Third Day. Let me say, all the bands put on a good show, but Switchfoot was definitely my favorite! I mean, I was literally like next to the stage! Enough about the concerts though. My favorite part of Summer happened in June. It wasn't graduating, wasn't working, wasn't even the concerts! The best memory of Summer was GradNite at Disneyland. It was cool, actually, cause only like 10 people from my class came and we didn't know each other, so it was cool getting to know them/bond with them at Disneyland of all places! That was pretty much my June, but July wasn't all that eventful (to be honest).

July/August - First Experiences of Adulthood

July, like I mentioned, wasn't all that full of anything. It was August that was all fun and everything. At the beginning of August, it was less than 2 weeks till I had my first day of college, which I was overly pumped for. (Fun fact: by the time this is published, I've been in it for over a month.) The week before I started, my family decided to go two SeaWorld twice and take a trip to Los Angeles once. I also got to see Flyleaf and P.O.D. (and sing a little for P.O.D.) on the 9th of August My second favorite part of Summer actually happened the second yime we went to SeaWorld that week. I was just casually in line for a ride, when there is a girl who look A LOT like The Voice's Season 4 winner, Danielle Bradbery. So I'm all freaking out trying to decide whether I should ask her or not. Well, I get over my shyness lol and she says its her and takes a picture with me (above). Like, I wanted to go to The Voice just to see her perform, but I never expected to meet her at SeaWorld, of all places. Literally 8 days after that, I get to go to a Taylor Swift concert (don't judge). Even though I was only 4 rows from being at the very top, I still got to see her in concert, so I am totally fine with that. :) The day after that, I turned 19, which yeah, I'm getting old considering as of right now, I'm only a teenager for 11 months more. :( I forgot to mention, I started college on the 19th of August.

That was pretty much my Summer. I still believe it was the best of my life. God put everything in place at the right moment and I love the way he moves! Fall 2013 is here and now we can hopefully get a relief from all this hellish weather lol. Thanks for reading! :)

Until Next Time, Alex

Echosmith: The Band That Will Be

Echosmith in early 2013

Many bands will make it big. For Echosmith, that just hasn't happened yet. Well, it actually has a little. Having their songs played on ESPN, or having their song "Tonight We're Making History" the theme song for the 2012 Olymipic Ads may make a band big. Sure, and maybe opening up for Owl City or some of the world's biggest Punk and Post-Hardcore will do it. And it seems like the name "Echosmith" is getting around more. 10,619 followers on Twitter and 12,300 "likes" on Facebook may also do the trick. Their debut album Talking Dreams releases in just three weeks (October 1st, 2013) and don't be surprised if you hear this band of siblings on your local pop or indie-rock station. Their name is getting more popular by the minute.

I first discovered the beautiful people of Echosmith when I was at the annual Fishfest in Irvine, CA, when they were a Christian Alternative Rock band. There were Grammy winners/nominees there, but then there was also the very first band to play that day. Their name at the time was Ready, Set, Go! The singer, Sydney Sierota was only a mere 12 years old at the time, while the drummer, Graham was only 10. I thought they were pretty cool, so I go on my computer the next day and find out they have a free song (which made me happy lol). Not only that, but they also had a song on iTunes. I was thinking in my mind, "HEY1 I'll tweet and share this link and maybe it'll get some ground for them. It didn't do anything really. Then about three years later I see a bunch of posts from this band Echosmith. I'm all like "Who are these guys? I never remember liking them on FB. I then clicked on their profile pic and then I recognized who they were. I then saw they had a new song on iTunes (That was also featured in the Olympic commercials) and I almost instantly bought it. Then came the year of 2013.

2013 is when they really blew up. They started the year opening for THREE GRAMMY winning bands that go by the names of Owl City, Maroon 5, and Neon Trees. They were probably freaking out, as would anyone. They decided they need some music released so when they played for those bands, they could have some music out for the fans on the tour to hear. After that tour was a short little break until they got invited to go on the ENTIRE U.S. Warped Tour. They then released a free three-song EP, so they could get even bigger (God-willing). They did and Owl City invited them to go on his Mid-Summer tour, which started just a few weeks after Warped. They most likely couldn't believe it again! That's been their band up until now. But when October 1st rolls around, some people won't buy just one of their albums, but 2 or 3, so their friends will know about this band. With only about 12,000 people knowing them now, I'm guessing they will have 100,000 in about a year! Keep going guys! I love y'all :)