One Hundred Paces share their vibrant full length record, "Between the Echoes"
Review by Austin Sher
Released back in 2019, but equally as fantastic today, One Hundred Paces have shared their vibrant full length record, Between the Echoes. We loved it! Please read along with us for our full thoughts on the album, as well as a background on the band as well.
Based in Ventura, California, One Hundred Paces are a four piece indie rock band founded by singer & guitarist James Lombardo and features guitarist Ed Kasper, bassist Colin Kateley and drummer Steven Ming. Building off their successes year over year, especially after being featured on MTV and MTV's Teen Mom 2 season soundtrack, this band is perfectly capturing the essence of indie rock.
Released through the Santa Barbara indie label, Wednesday Records, we think this could potentially be their best record yet. Coming in at 9 songs, spanning 33 wonderful minutes, it is truly as cohesive in sound and atmosphere that a record could possibly be. One of our biggest critiques on full length records is each song sounding like it could belong on a different record, however One Hundred Paces really nailed down what they were looking to accomplish, and it shows.
While it would be difficult to pick a favorite song from the track listing, we were partial to the album opener “Silence and the Echo”, the slower jam “Here Now”, and “Away Now”. What fantastic singles! That’s not to say the rest of the record fell flat, because it did not at all, but there’s always certain songs that stand out and make you want to replay them over and over. That’s what we plan on doing at least.
With a sound reminiscent of an early 2000’s indie band, a sound that we much prefer over some music being released today, we are thrilled that One Hundred Paces’ music came our way. This was exactly the type of slower paced, heartfelt, and emotional music that we needed in our lives. As diverse as the instrumentation was throughout, it also provided the opportunity to take things down a notch and reflect within the lyricism being presented. Overall, an outstanding record that we are highly recommending the reader listen to. Enjoy!
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