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We can no longer support Ekko Astral and will not be releasing their album ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ. This includes the end of in-house PR service from the label. Refunds for pre-orders will be issued within 5-10 business days.
hell yeah: ekkoastral.bandcamp.com/album/the-be...
Liam Hughes and Jael Holzman of Ekko Astral
Ekko Astral announce new album 'The Beltway is Burning' & shows, share "lil xan goes to washington" www.brooklynvegan.com/ekko-astral-...
Yesterday Ekko Astral announced our second album with a lead single called โlil xan goes to washingtonโ
Today I reveal why we wrote a story about Lil Xan: it was a nickname I went by with my close friends before I transitioned.
Here is the most vulnerable thing Iโve ever written. Hope you read.
the beltway is burning repeated over and over
only a few tickets left for our babys all right show w agriculture saturday
come hear new stuff and new versions of old stuff
www.eventim.us/event/agricu...
For folks in the DMV area! @ekkoastral.bsky.social release day in-store performance at @byrdlandrecords.bsky.social! Gonna be special.
Though we do insist you visit your local record store irl, you can pre-order the D.C.-exclusive LP variant through them ~ shop.byrdlandrecords.com/ekko-astral-...
Y'all thought Ekko Astral was just a noisy punk band... behold, Ekko Astral in its obtuse Talking Heads bag. youtu.be/NLNIO0BRL0c?...
Today Ekko Astral is unveiling our second album โthe beltway is burningโ will be out on April 22 (earth day if you even care).
The lead single โlil xan goes to washingtonโ is available on all platforms now. Watch the video to enter the world weโre buildingโฆ
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@ekkoastral.bsky.social have announced a new album, 'the beltway is burning', via @topshelfrecords.com
Hear "lil xan goes to washington"
www.treblezine.com/ekko-astral-...
We are incredibly excited to announce weโll be touring with the amazing @ekkoastral.bsky.social in support of their brilliant new LP The Beltway Is Burning!
5/29 - Kingston NY
5/30 - Burlington VT
5/31 - Portland ME
6/3 - Boston MA
@ejrc.bsky.social @topshelfrecords.com @safesuburban.bsky.social
<3!!!!
these noisy, absurd caricatures abound on ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต๐ธ๐ข๐บ, whose anchors are simultaneously heavier, poppier, and more complex than on predecessor ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด.ย ย
this record IS absolutely "batshit" to quote @consequence.bsky.social this morning, it's so good, do not sleep! www.topshelfrecords.com/beltway
on surrealist single "lil xan goes to washington" the titular character travels to D.C. to lobby for addiction assistance legislation before succumbing to the cartoonish horror that is K Street (where all major lobbying firms are) ultimately becoming a sellout himself www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLNI...
D.C. photo / insert image shot by John Lee
each song plays out like a vignette, with @ekkoastral.bsky.social beckoning listeners into their fictionalized version of The Beltway (the area within I-495), in which Adam Sandler is a god-president + the DMV has become a demilitarized zone, a wasteland run by butt rockers and Soundcloud rappers.
D.C. photo / single art shot by John Lee
over a year after the release of searing debut ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด, Trump took office + deployed the National Guard to D.C. recorded immediately after the '24 U.S. General Election, Ekko's 2nd album ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ was always intended as a real-time historical document in the form of a dark comedy.
Ekko Astral's album cover for new record โthe beltway is burningโ a photo of the I-495 bridge shot by John Lee & edited by Jael Holzman
ANNOUNCING: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, A NEW ALBUM BY EKKO ASTRAL OUT APRIL 22 ๐ฅ
hear first single "lil xan goes to washington" & watch its absurd! incredible! video: youtu.be/NLNIO0BRL0c
pre-orders are up & the records are stunning, get one: www.topshelfrecords.com/beltway
@ekkoastral.bsky.social ๐ช๏ธ
yea same
periodic reminder that your creative and artistic work has ripple effects beyond your field of view, and that it's good for your soul and happiness, and yes that's important. please keep going, keep making and sharing, especially when it's grim. don't ever stop, we need you
LIL XAN EKKO ASTRAL WEDNESDAY FEB 11 written on top of a ghostly image
lil xan. ekko astral. wednesday feb 11. @topshelfrecords.com
๐ itโs bandcamp friday ~ ! head to topshelfrecords.bandcamp.com to support your favorite TSR artists of the last 20 (๐ณ) years. weโve put out some really incredible records recently and weโre stocked up on long awaited represses youโve been asking for too ๐ซ
NYC pals, have you gotten your tickets to this yet? here: tinyurl.com/3jab595p
@ekkoastral.bsky.social opening for Agriculture alongside Peace Thru Strength on feb 14, HOW ROMANTIC
also, heads up ~ the band will be playing 3 headline gigs in Austin, Denton and Milwaukee around the tour. don't miss it ๐ค
go see Knifeplay on this insane tour! tickets on sale at knifeplaymusic.net ๐๏ธ
The soundtrack to the new Elephant Gym documentary ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ด is now available on all streaming platforms. Listen here ~ www.topshelfrecords.com/297 ๐
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