Echo & the Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen turn shadowy guitars and widescreen drama into post-punk songs that feel mysterious, romantic and instantly recognisable.
- Featured on Sundown Sessions
- 1 broadcast
- First featured
- 19 June 2024
- Last featured
- Sundown Sessions #3 19 June 2024
- Tracks played
- 1
About Echo & the Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen emerged from Liverpool’s post-punk scene with Ian McCulloch’s commanding voice set against Will Sergeant’s atmospheric guitar, Les Pattinson’s bass and Pete de Freitas’s propulsive drumming. Their music balances darkness and grandeur without losing its sharp melodic edge.
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Albums such as Crocodiles, Heaven Up Here and Ocean Rain contain enduring songs including “The Cutter” and “The Killing Moon”. Their version of the Doors’ “People Are Strange”, recorded for The Lost Boys, brings that same sense of mystery to a familiar song.
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Tracks Featured on Sundown Sessions
- People Are Strange from The Best of Echo & The Bunnymen (2006)Featured on:
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