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California's
Echosmith are a sibling outfit -- centered on singer
Sydney Sierota -- known for their catchy, '80s dance-rock-influenced sound. The group first grabbed fans while still in their teens with their 2013 single "Cool Kids," off their Top 40-charting debut album
Talking Dreams. They have continued to mature and develop their pop sound on 2017's
Inside a Dream and 2020's
Lonely Generation.
Formed in Chino, California in 2009, the quartet of siblings originally featured lead singer
Sydney Sierota, guitarist/vocalist
Jamie Sierota, bassist/vocalist
Noah Sierota, and drummer Graham Sierota. Growing up, the kids were encouraged to pursue music from a young age by their father, songwriter and producer
Jeffery David. By their teens they were writing songs together, taking inspiration from classic groups like the
Echo & the Bunnymen and
the Cure, as well as contemporary acts like
the Killers and
Coldplay. They eventually signed to Warner Bros. and in 2013 released their debut full-length album,
Talking Dreams. Thanks to the Top 15 placement of the single "Cool Kids," the album reached the Top 40 in the U.S. and charted in ten other countries. Also in 2013, they joined
Owl City on tour and played the Vans Warped Tour. In the middle of 2014,
Echosmith returned with the five-song EP
Acoustic Dreams, which featured acoustic reworkings of cuts from
Talking Dreams.
In 2015, the quartet toured with
Twenty One Pilots and
the Colourist. Also that year, they contributed vocals to the
Zedd track "Illusion." Around this time,
Jamie parted ways with the band to focus on raising his child and to work on his own creative projects. With his departure, the Sierotas decided to continue as a trio. In 2017, they issued the singles "Goodbye" and "Future World" from
Inside a Dream, a seven-song EP issued just months before
An Echosmith Christmas, which featured
Hunter Hayes on their cover of "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)." The "Over My Head" single arrived in 2018. In January 2020,
Echosmith returned with their sophomore full-length album,
Lonely Generation. Produced by their father and longtime collaborator
Jeffery David, the album found the band further balancing their '80s dance-rock influences with a modern pop sophistication. ~ Matt Collar