Chris Wells

1 month ago | echoesmagazine.co.uk | Chris Wells

The other ‘special relationship’ between us over here and them over there is about music not politics. America brought soul to Britain in the 1960s and since then the colonized have taken something back to the colonizer, the prime example of which is Omar, recipient of flowers aplenty from Stevie, Erykah and D’Angelo among others. “There’s the wealth of love that I’ve had from the States for a long time,” he says warmly in response to the observation.

2 months ago | echoesmagazine.co.uk | Chris Wells

A sneaky peek of just some of what is in the April 2025 issue – OUT NOW!Click to buy this issue and read more… Remarkably last year marked the 20th anniversary of West London girl Estelle’s debut album The 18th Day, a release that saw the young rapper/singer dubbed the UK’s answer to Lauryn Hill and earnt her a MOBO Best Newcomer gong to boot.

Feb 7, 2025 | echoesmagazine.co.uk | Chris Wells

A sneaky peek of just some of what is in the February 2025 issue – OUT NOW!Click to buy this issue and read more… Contrary to belief in some quarters, changes in personnel within music groups aren’t actually an unusual thing. In fact, line-ups that don’t change over time are the anomaly. In the end, ambitions, priorities and perspectives can become misaligned, and people want different things out of life.

Dec 13, 2024 | echoesmagazine.co.uk | Chris Wells

A sneaky peek of just some of what is in the November 2024 issue – OUT NOW!Click to buy this issue and read more… When last we spoke with Amy Steele – in 2018 – she was working on a debut EP that wasn’t quite complete and in the end never came out. Yes, as ever, you can thank COVID for that: by the time she’d approached finishing it, the world had closed down and everything changed.

Nov 14, 2024 | echoesmagazine.co.uk | Chris Wells

A sneaky peek of just some of what is in the October 2024 issue – OUT NOW!Click to buy this issue and read more… The creative tension between small groups and big bands has been a defining feature of jazz. Each format has its advantages and disadvantages, and many artists move liberally between the two. So it is with Samara Joy, the 24-year-old singer who has already bagged Grammys in her short career and headlines at concert halls the world over.