Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Afterlife" by Echo of the Low Light, a 2021 single on Independent.
Echo of the Low Light is more than just a band; it's a collective of Pacific Northwest artists taking an experimental approach to song construction.
At its core is guitarist/vocalist Kerri Holland and bassist Pam Drago. After years in bands, they wanted to push the boundaries. They explain on their Instagram, "We began to explore more digital elements and effects, blending them with the traditional guitar/bass/drums we’d been used to. This opened things up sonically in ways we couldn’t imagine. Then we thought, ‘what would it be like to create with artists we’ve never worked with before?’ This is when the floodgates flew wide open."
Every song features a different line-up of collaborators. On today's Song of the Day, they welcomed guest artists Joy Dunay (The Dirty Slippers, The Way We Were in 1989), Brandon Krebs (All Known Aliases), and John Gibson (Danielli).
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