{"product_id":"echo-mountain","title":"Echo Mountain","description":"Echo Mountain is K's Choice's first album in ten years, and the comeback status sets some expectations, further boosted by the strange two-CD format where each disc is basically an EP. With a setup like that, it's logical to assume that this would be either a conceptual revelation or a massive, overblown blunder bending under its own weight -- Avatar or Chinese Democracy, take your pick. But it's neither -- Echo Mountain is just a simple but mature and filler-free alt-rock album that did not require a decade-long break to produce, but feels none the worse for that. Even the two-CD division does not mean much -- the music progresses, but in a more organic way than a simple dichotomy: this is a single album, not really a pairing of EPs. The record opens with some dynamic but also very melodic rockers that sound like Death Cab for Cutie or Third Eye Blind in their prime -- the hooks are not very explicit, but the tunes build a fine mood and manage to get the listener interested in exploring them. But even the faster tracks have a softly melancholic atmosphere, and after a while they give way to slower, more relaxed tunes that tether on the brink of folk, but retain enough in their arrangements to make them worth hearing -- no primitive chord strumming here. K's Choice's biggest hits in the `90s, \"Not an Addict\" and \"Everything for Free,\" were fairly dramatic, but with the exception of \"Killing Dragons,\" Echo Mountain avoids going down this road again -- it's a nostalgic album, but not an angsty one, having the vibe of a summer night after a tiring but enjoyable day. The musical tools K's Choice use to achieve this feel are nothing new, but their subtle mood-building skills make up for that. ~ Alexey Eremenko","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46780943237407,"sku":"886976552725","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/9b199e3cc3458a0e2de41274720d1b9d_b2b7eed5-e98f-4385-b5e8-09a593547914.jpg?v=1777767392","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/echo-mountain","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}