Manchester Orchestra Releases "A Black Mile To The Surface"

Manchester Orchestra have released their newest LP, "A Black Mile to the Surface" which they recorded right here in Asheville at Echo Mountain Recording. It was a pleasure having these guys and producer/engineer, Catherine Marks in the studio. They all worked tirelessly on this record (including our very own Clay Miller), but the long hours paid off. Pitchfork calls "A Black Mile to the Surface" Manchester Orchestra's "most confounding and thrilling work yet". Find out for yourself. Listen below and pickup your copy here.

A Black Mile To The Surface, an album by Manchester Orchestra on Spotify

Sylvan Esso's "Echo Mountain Sessions"

North Carolina's own Sylvan Esso stopped by Echo Mountain to perform and record a live set in the Church. Normally performing as a two-piece, the duo enlisted help from members of Wye Oak, The Mountain Goats, Hiss Golden Messenger, Mountain Man and Megafaun. Watch and listen below!

Echo Mountain Sessions EP, an album by Sylvan Esso on Spotify

Jon Stickley Trio's "Maybe Believe"

Jon Stickley Trio recently released their new LP, "Maybe Believe". This album was a blast to record, with Echo Mountain's own Julian Dryer engineering and The Bad Plus' Dave King holding the reins. Check it out below!

“The latest record from the Jon Stickley Trio flexes new and strong muscles, utilizing more progressive structures and deeper pockets than ever before. All the while, the group retains its place as a modern-thinking acoustic ensemble with one foot in tradition and the other in a bluegrass-honoring future that allows for the avant garde, punk, and be-bop to mix in freely and tastefully.”

— Dave King (Producer/The Bad Plus)

The Whiskey Gentry Behind the Scenes

Check out this behind-the-scenes video of The Whiskey Gentry in the Church. Their new album, "Dead Ringer" will be released April 7th on Pitch-A-Tent Records. 

Pre-order "Dead Ringer" here.

The Resonant Rogues "Here & Gone Again"

Check out The Resonant Rogues' new album, "Here & Gone Again" recorded and mixed right here at Echo Mountain. If you like it, make sure to buy it!

Listen to Empire Strikes Brass' New Album, "Theme for a Celebration"

Empire Strikes Brass recently released their new album, "Theme for Celebration". Give it a listen below and make sure to pick up your hardcopy and a t-shirt at their store!

They'll be having a Mardis Gras and CD release party at Isis Music Hall on Sat, Feb 25th.

Jon Stickley Trio "Maybe Believe" Teaser

We're really looking forward to Jon Stickley Trio's new release, "Maybe Believe". This was such a fun project to have here at Echo Mountain. Make sure to get tickets to Jon Stickley Trio (Album Pre-Release Show) at The Grey Eagle on March 10th.

In the meantime, check out this teaser for the album. There are some fun interviews and great footage of the studio as well.

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo Wins Grammy!

Congratulations to Asheville's own Secret Agent 23 Skidoo for winning Best Children's Album at the Grammys today! Infinity Plus One was recorded and mixed here at Echo Mountain by our chief engineer, Julian Dreyer!

Check out their acceptance speech below. Don't miss the shout-out to Echo Mountain!

Congrats to Secret Agent 23 Skidoo on the Grammy Nomination!

Big shout out to Secret Agent 23 Skidoo for the Grammy Nomination for Infinity Plus One!  The album was recorded here at Echo Mountain and engineered by Julian Dreyer.

Greensky Bluegrass Release New LP

Greensky Bluegrass have released their new LP, “Shouted, Written Down & Quoted”. They tracked the album here at Echo Mountain a few months back, and it was a blast. We’ve been anticipating this release for a while now, and we couldn’t be more excited about how it turned out. Give it a listen on Spotify or iTunes. It sounds great!

Paul McDonald Teaser

Paul McDonald – Echo Mountain Sessions Teaser from Solar Cabin Studios on Vimeo.

Check out this teaser from Paul McDonald’s session in the church!

New Band of Horses Single

Check out the new Band of Horses single, “Casual Party” from their upcoming full-length, “Why Are You OK“. The guys put in three weeks of tracking here at Echo Mountain. Go ahead and pre-order the album here.