Reviews

Echo Strike delivers a decadent, funky piece of psychedelic pop with the lush “Dirty Clean Sexy Mean”. The sheer physicality of the sound has a soothing inviting presence to it. Sequencing the album just right they create an entire narrative in a way that feels so splendid. Akin to a ...

Echo Strike releases their third album titled ‘Dirty Clean Sexy Mean’ available now on major platforms. The album proceeds their last project which exceeded 3 million streams (1.5 million listeners) on Spotify alone. Representing Texas is the group’s founders Randy Van Gelder, guitarist Beau Newlin, and producer Jonathan Broussard and ...

Anyone who can take such a rock and roll stalwart as Guns’n’ Roses Sweet Child of Mine and turn it into a funky, disco, dancefloor classic has got to be a band worth spending some time getting to know. But Echo Strike doesn’t have anything to prove to me, last year’s Not ...

‘Dirty Clean Sexy Mean’ is introducing itself as a funky ‘bad boy’, committed to getting through to us and make us move to the groovy beats and guitar. It’s obvious from the very beginning, that we are talking about an indie pop/rock band that borrows elements from funk and even ...

For my first-ever written music video review, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on “Like Candy”, the latest visual from pop rock band Echo Strike’s sophomore record “Not Inside Your Mind”. With the more listens I gave their record since I reviewed it last year, I found myself truly appreciating its ...

Echo Strike’s electro-pop meets pop-rock creative freedom joins forces with heartfelt songwriting and warming melodies throughout this colorful, considerate new full-length album. Beginning with an electro-soaked Catch Me, the project quickly introduces a thoughtful, self-reflective manner of songwriting, with a gentle, accessible vocal and contemporary production effects, to guide us through these ...

Echo Strike finds beauty in the imperfections on the infectious energy of “Not Inside Your Mind”. The stylistic diversity is a thing of pure wonder as they incorporate disco, dance rock, pop, R&B, and electro into a singular stream of consciousness. Color and texture appear to be of the utmost ...

“Not Inside Your Mind” is the sophomore record from pop rock band Echo Strike, following the release of their debut album “Honest Lies” last year. With that previous album, the eight-man band – led by vocalist Randy Van Gelder –  delivered a collection of songs with breezy, pleasant-sounding production (with ...