With more and more people getting vaccinated and the weather getting nicer, it’s beginning to feel like normalcy is just around the corner. The compulsion to buy concert tickets has been strooong, and I’ve been combatting that urge by tirelessly curating playlists of the best summer jams. We’re still here, the world is opening up again, and musicians have been hard at work cooking up jams for us while we were all sequestered away in our rooms during the pandemic.
Echo Pilot released a new single this weekend, and much like the return live music and normal life, this single is a Long Time Coming (sorry boys, I had to.)
“Long Time Coming” is sweeter and less fuzz heavy than the other tunes currently in the band’s oeuvre, but it balances out their catalog nicely. It’s remarkably uplifting, and it’s an ear worm that buries itself in your brain and lives there. This is a lot more pleasant than it sounds.
This single has been stuck in my head for days. While LTC does have stylistic differences from “Harry Houdini” and “Field Day,” fans of Echo Pilot will recognize that same delicious riffy-ness they’re familiar with in “Long Time Coming”.
“Some day you will find
a brand new state of mind
where the past and present days
are now your own”
Echo Pilot has influences from varying genres, with punk, grunge, and hard rock shining through most prominently. Fans of bands like Green Day or Foo Fighters will feel right at home adding Echo Pilot to their listening rotation.
Long Time Coming was conceptualized and written more than a year ago. Yet still the zeitgeist of surviving this hellish past year is captured so eloquently in this single. The vibe is immaculate. The best music is mood altering, and “Long Time Coming” certainly fits that bill. It’s infused with a persistent optimism that actually makes me hopeful for the future (be still, my crusty, jaded heart.) There couldn’t be a better time to release it either. (Have you seen these music festival lineups?!) If you’ve got a playlist to hype you up for summer, this is definitely one to add to it.