Let Go Echo's 'Phoenix' burns bright in the outer dark

Let Go Echo’s Phoenix is an EP you drift through, like stepping into the glow of a distant nebula and feeling the gravity shift beneath your feet. The band's Christopher Henry has been shaping sonic worlds for years, but here he pushes further into the astral unknown, stitching together vapour-trail guitars, glacial synths, and pulse-driven electronics into a four-part voyage that feels both intimate and infinite.

What immediately defines 'Phoenix' is its devotion to texture. Henry sculpts his guitar tones until they resemble signals bounced off alien satellites, like streaks of colour suspended in slow motion. These spectral layers float over rhythmic foundations that feel ceremonial rather than conventional, a sort of cosmic heartbeat anchoring the vastness.

The title-track unfurls like a sunrise on an unfamiliar planet. The group's melodic sensibilities are more vulnerable than in previous works, leaning into emotional spaciousness instead of hiding behind density. By contrast, 'Interstellar Love Song' is the EP’s glowing core, despite capping off the release. It’s wistful without collapsing into sentimentality, carried by a shimmering guitar line that flickers like a beacon in deep space.

The project’s sonic shifts feel purposeful rather than ornamental. There’s an audible freedom in how they blends rawness with precision. You can hear the years of experimentation in every swirl of reverb, every filtered delay, and every low-end swell that rumbles like a starship engine turning over.

If 'Phoenix' marks the culmination of Let Go Echo’s experiments, it also signals a rebirth. This is the sound of a group stepping out of orbit, discarding gravity, and trusting the vastness.

Let Go Echo may be exploring the far reaches of imagined galaxies, but 'Phoenix' lands with the emotional weight of someone searching for connection across impossible distance. It’s their most immersive, most courageous release yet, delivering a small universe you’ll want to return to again and again.