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 :)