Echosmith is an American
indie pop
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band formed in February 2009 in
Chino, California
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. Originally formed as a quartet of siblings, the band currently consists of Sydney, Noah and Graham Sierota, following the departure of eldest sibling Jamie in 2016.
Echosmith started first as "Ready Set Go!" until they signed to
Warner Bros. Records
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in May 2012. They are best known for the song "
Cool Kids", which reached number 13 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was certified triple platinum by the
RIAA with over 1,200,000 sales in the United States
and also double platinum by
ARIA
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in Australia.
The song was Warner Bros. Records' fifth-biggest-selling-digital song of 2014, with 1.3 million downloads sold. The band's debut album, ''
Talking Dreams
''Talking Dreams'' is the debut studio album by American indie pop band Echosmith. The album was released on October 1, 2013, through Warner Bros. Records. All songs on the album were co-written by the four Sierota siblings and their father, Jeffer ...
'', was released on October 1, 2013.
Early life
The group grew up in a musical household playing multiple instruments throughout their childhood. The band has mentioned that numerous rock artists, including
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University ...
,
Echo & the Bunnymen,
the Smiths
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. They comprised the singer Morrissey, the guitarist Johnny Marr, the bassist Andy Rourke and the drummer Mike Joyce. They are regarded as one of the most important acts to eme ...
,
the Killers
The Killers are an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After going through a number of short-term bass players and drummers in t ...
,
U2,
Joy Division
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Sumner and Hook formed the band after atte ...
and
Fleetwood Mac influenced them while growing up and encouraged them to make music together. Echosmith's youngest sibling, Graham, plays drums. The only female member in the group, Sydney, is co-lead vocalist for the band, often contributing on tambourine and keyboard. Noah plays bass and sings back-up vocals for the band. The oldest sibling, Jamie, was co-lead singer, and played guitar before he left the band in 2016. He later rejoined the band in 2022. Graham was diagnosed with
autism as a child.
Career
![Echosmith 2014](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Echosmith_2014.jpg)
Echosmith has also released an array of
covers of songs such as "
I Will Wait
"I Will Wait" is a song by British rock band Mumford & Sons. The track was first released in the United States on 7 August 2012 as the lead single from the band's second studio album, ''Babel'' (2012). The song sold 153,000 copies in the United ...
" by
Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons is a British folk rock band formed in London in 2007. The band currently consists of Marcus Mumford (lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums), Ted Dwane (vocals, bass guitar, double bass), and Ben Lovett (vocals, k ...
, "
Lights
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" by
Ellie Goulding,
"
Set Fire to the Rain
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" by
Adele
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, and "
Princess of China
"Princess of China" is a duet recorded by British rock band Coldplay and Barbadian singer Rihanna for Coldplay's fifth studio album ''Mylo Xyloto''. The song was written by band members Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Ch ...
" by
Coldplay
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and
Rihanna. The band is currently managed by their father, producer and songwriter Jeffery David, who helped develop the band as well as co-writing the majority of the band's debut album. In April 2013, Echosmith was named one of the "100 Bands You Need To Know" by
Alternative Press
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. On May 31, 2013, Echosmith released their new single on
YouTube
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, "Come Together". The video was directed by
Justin Coloma
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Biography
Justin Coloma was raised in Lima, Peru, and moved to California in 1992. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from The University of Califo ...
and filmed in Los Angeles, CA. Echosmith launched a ''
Summer Sampler'' free download promo on their website, with the songs "
Cool Kids", "Come Together", and "Talking Dreams".
On June 7, 2013, the band performed a free concert at
Warner Bros. Records
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in
Burbank, CA
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, with simultaneous streaming through Echosmith's YouTube channel. Echosmith was featured on
ESPN
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's June programming. The featured songs consisted of "Come Together", "Let's Love", and "March Into The Sun." Echosmith also performed on the entire 2013
Vans Warped Tour
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. The band toured the United States and Canada as the opening act for
Owl City
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on his 2013 Midsummer Station tour. The band's debut album, ''Talking Dreams'', was released on October 8, 2013. Echosmith released a holiday track "
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is a Christmas carol based on the 1863 poem "Christmas Bells" by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The song tells of the narrator hearing Christmas bells during the American Civil War, but despairing ...
" on December 3, 2013. It was available to download for free on their website through the month of December. The band performed the song "Cool Kids" on December 31, 2013, during the
Teen Nick top 10: New Year's Eve Countdown, hosted by
Nick Cannon
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. Echosmith was selected as
MTV's 2014 Artists To Watch. The band's song, "Surround You" was featured in the soundtrack for the film ''
Endless Love''.
![Echosmith March2020](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Echosmith_March2020.jpg)
Echosmith played on the Vans Warped Tour in 2014 for the second year in a row. Echosmith made their late night TV premiere in June 2014, performing "Cool Kids" on
''Conan'' and the ''
Teen Wolf
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'' after-show, ''Wolf Watch''. In 2015, Echosmith supported
Twenty One Pilots
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on their national tour. On June 10, Echosmith released an acoustic EP, titled ''Acoustic Dreams'', which features acoustic versions of four tracks off ''Talking Dreams'', in addition to one new track titled "Terminal".
Leading up to the release, the acoustic version of "Cool Kids" was premiered on the group's YouTube channel on June 3. Echosmith was the
MTV Push Artist of the Month for November 2014. The band had a headline tour with
The Colourist
The Colourist is an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 2009 by Adam Castilla, Maya Tuttle, Justin Wagner, and Kollin Johannsen. The band has been inactive since Tuttle's departure in December 2016, but reunited in 2021 ...
as their supporting act in February 2015. In 2015, Echosmith provided the vocals for Russian-German
DJ and musician
Zedd
Anton Zaslavski (russian: Антон Заславский; born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd (), is a Russian-born German DJ, record producer, and songwriter.
Zedd grew up and began his musical journey in Kaiserslautern, G ...
's track "Illusion", featured on his second studio album titled ''
True Colors''. In August, the band announced that Jamie Sierota would be taking a break from the band in preparation for fatherhood; session musician Josh Murty filled in on guitar for the band's tour dates. The band made a guest appearance in ''The Muppets'' episode "Single All the Way" (S1:E10), which originally aired December 8, 2015. In 2016 Sydney announced a collaboration with Hollister for a fashion line. In November 2016, the band announced via
Twitter
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,
Facebook
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and mail newsletter that Jamie will no longer be part of the band so that he can take care of his baby. They also stated they will continue as a trio.
Also in 2016, Sydney collaborated with
The Goo Goo Dolls
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on their song, "Flood", which can be found on their album ''
Boxes''.
Leading up to what was supposed to be the release of the band's sophomore album and corresponding tour, "Goodbye" was released as the lead single on July 14, 2017. One week later, the band performed their new single live for the first time at the 2017
MTV Fandom Awards
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Ceremonies
Categories
*Best New Fandom of the Year
*Fandom of the Year
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*Ship o ...
during
San Diego Comic-Con
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. Over the Summer, two additional singles, "Future Me" and "Dear World," were also released. After a prior announcement delaying the album and tour until Spring 2018, the ''
Inside a Dream'' EP was released in its stead on September 29, 2017. With this release, "Get Into My Car" was featured as a promotional single
with a corresponding music video. In March 2018, the band released a new lead single, "
Over My Head," pushing the album to summer, and subsequently delaying it indefinitely. Later that Summer, the band opened for
Pentatonix on their
tour
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and rounded out the year with a Christmas show in
San Diego
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on December 8, 2018. On March 8, 2019, Echosmith released their single "Favorite Sound," as a collaboration with musician
Audien, as well as a cover of "
Reflektor
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" by
Arcade Fire
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, originally from 2013. Later that year, Echosmith and
for KING & COUNTRY worked on a remix cover of "God Only Knows." Echosmith performed during the
Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
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*'' Magnificent!'', a 1969 album by jazz pianist Barry Harris
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on November 23, 2019, in
Chicago
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; the event was broadcast nationally. The band's second studio album, ''Lonely Generation'', was released on January 10, 2020, via their Echosmith Music label under
Warner Music Group
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. On May 28, 2022, Echosmith performed the English opening song of the 25th season of Pokémon the Series, "With You."
Band members
Current members
* Sydney Grace Ann Sierota – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, keyboards (2009–present)
* Graham Jeffery David Sierota
– drums, percussion (2009–present)
* Noah Jeffery David Joseph Sierota – bass, lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, programming (2009–present)
* Jamie Jeffery David Harry Sierota
– lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, programming, lead and backing vocals (2009–2016, 2022–present)
Touring musicians
* Josh Murty – guitar, backing vocals (2015–2017, 2019–present)
*
Breanne Düren
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Life and career
1987–2011: Early li ...
– keyboards, vocals (2017–present)
* Jacob Evergreen – guitar, backing vocals (2018–present)
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Influences
Echosmith is described as an
indie rock
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and 1980s
dance-rock
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-influenced band. The band has cited
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University ...
,
U2,
the Killers
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and
the Smiths
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as influences. American
Christian rock band
Switchfoot has also been a big influence for the band and the reason they started making music.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
Talking Dreams
''Talking Dreams'' is the debut studio album by American indie pop band Echosmith. The album was released on October 1, 2013, through Warner Bros. Records. All songs on the album were co-written by the four Sierota siblings and their father, Jeffer ...
'' (2013)
* ''Lonely Generation'' (2020)
Concert tours
Headlining
* Talking Dreams Tour (2014–2016)
* Inside a Dream Tour (2018)
* The Lonely Generation Tour (2020)
* The Hang Around Tour (2022)
Co-headlining
*
The Midsummer Station
''The Midsummer Station'' is the fourth studio album by American electronica project Owl City. It was released on August 17, 2012, by Universal Republic Records.
Writing and development
After Owl City's previous album, ''All Things Bright and B ...
(2013)
*
Vans Warped Tour
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(2013–2014)
* Life is Beautiful (2014)
* American Authors (2014)
Opening act
* The Other Side Tour (2013)
* Neon Trees Fall Tour (2014)
*
Lindsey Stirling 2014/2015 Tour (2015)
* Blurryface Tour (2015)
*
PTX Presents Tour (2018)
References
External links
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