Lauren Dillard and Lauren Flax creep gently across their debut album Echoes. The duo from New York give us a slow-burning, kind of trip hop, comedown album that would make the perfect accompaniment to the slow hungover transition from night into day. Their synthesisers deal everything from noir-ish faux orchestral manoeuvres to environments that seduce with their entirely artificial beauty. The stellar cast of guest vocalists that includes Tricky, Planningtorock, Holly Miranda, Lou Rhodes and Sia are sure to get this album noticed as they slip deep into the two Laurens' chilled grooves. Hardly creepy, Echoes offers drifting, dreamy listening.
