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.[5] All songs on the album were co-written by the four Sierota siblings and their father, Jeffery David.
Matt Collar of AllMusic gave a positive review saying "Echosmith's 2013 debut album, Talking Dreams, introduces a group with an unabashedly youthful take on dance-rock — even though their style pays celebratory tribute to '80s pop music. A band composed of the four Sierota siblings, the California-based Echosmith includes co-lead singer Sydney, guitarist/co-lead singer Jamie, bassist/vocalist Noah, and drummer Graham. Working with producer Mike Elizondo and songwriter Jeffery David, the band's freshman effort is impressively filled out with radio-ready songs that combine U2's chiming guitars, Fleetwood Mac's harmonies, and Killers-style neo-new wave production. In that sense, Echosmith will also draw favorable comparisons to such similarly inclined acts as Paramore, Kitten, and Ireland's Two Door Cinema Club. Cuts like the romantic title track, the sparkling "Let's Love", and the bubbly "Come with Me" are all infectious and smartly produced, and tend to stick in your head long after the album ends. There is a brilliant lightness to these songs — nothing ever feels too thought-out. While this doesn't lend a ton of depth to the album, with the members of Echosmith barely in their twenties and lead singer Sydney just sixteen, it only seems logical to assume that there's room for growth. And based on Talking Dreams, that growth will be a pleasure to witness."[6]
By contrast, Daniel Bromfield of the Daily Emerald criticized both the album and the band itself as lacking originality, declaring that they were the point where the phrase "indie" was "another meaningless marketing word like "all natural"". While he admitted that "the formula the band works under can be done right", he remarked that they showed "exactly zero qualities that elevate them above the rest of the pack" and that their lyrics were subpar, saying that most of the songs incorporated overused imagery, while some "are just plain awful." He notes that "Cool Kids" would have been the best track of the album were it not for "its cringe-worthy chorus of "I wish that I could be like the cool kids/Because all the cool kids seem to fit in.", saying that the line was "terribly ironic" because "the cool kids are the ones that came before them, and Echosmith merely follow in their wake, trying to look and talk and think exactly like them."[8]
Michael Cragg of The Guardian also criticized the album as "catchy but characterless". He notes that the band makes "the kind of polished, laser-guided indie pop that sounds all too familiar", saying that "March Into the Sun", "Bright", and "Come Together" are inspired by other artists, "while the rest congeals into a primary-coloured clump of advert-friendly, frustratingly anonymous background music". "Cool Kids", however, was noted as "the obvious standout". He wrote that the song's "gold-plated chorus is good enough to make you ignore the clunky, straight-to-DVD teen film lyrics".[7]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Echosmith and Jeffery David, except where noted
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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^"R&R :: Going For Adds :: Hot AC" (Week Of: August 11, 2015). Radio & Records. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
^"Alter The Press!: Echosmith Announce New Album 'Talking Dreams'". alterthepress.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
^ abEchosmith – Talking Dreams: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
^ abCragg, Michael (11 January 2015). "Echosmith: Talking Dreams review – catchy but characterless". TheGuardian.com.
^Bromfield, Daniel (September 30, 2013). . DailyEmerald.com. Daily Emerald. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
^"iTunes - Music - Talking Dreams by Echosmith". iTunes. October 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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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 5 All songs on the album were co written by the four Sierota siblings and their father Jeffery David Talking DreamsStudio album by EchosmithReleasedOctober 1 2013GenreRock 1 dance rockindie popLength45 56LabelWarner Bros ProducerMike ElizondoEchosmith chronologySummer Sampler 2013 Talking Dreams 2013 Acoustic Dreams 2014 Singles from Talking Dreams Cool Kids Released May 31 2013 Bright Released February 2 2015 2 3 Let s Love Released August 11 2015 4 Alternate coverCover art for 2014 re release Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts and certifications 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 4 3 Certifications 5 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Matt Collar of AllMusic gave a positive review saying Echosmith s 2013 debut album Talking Dreams introduces a group with an unabashedly youthful take on dance rock even though their style pays celebratory tribute to 80s pop music A band composed of the four Sierota siblings the California based Echosmith includes co lead singer Sydney guitarist co lead singer Jamie bassist vocalist Noah and drummer Graham Working with producer Mike Elizondo and songwriter Jeffery David the band s freshman effort is impressively filled out with radio ready songs that combine U2 s chiming guitars Fleetwood Mac s harmonies and Killers style neo new wave production In that sense Echosmith will also draw favorable comparisons to such similarly inclined acts as Paramore Kitten and Ireland s Two Door Cinema Club Cuts like the romantic title track the sparkling Let s Love and the bubbly Come with Me are all infectious and smartly produced and tend to stick in your head long after the album ends There is a brilliant lightness to these songs nothing ever feels too thought out While this doesn t lend a ton of depth to the album with the members of Echosmith barely in their twenties and lead singer Sydney just sixteen it only seems logical to assume that there s room for growth And based on Talking Dreams that growth will be a pleasure to witness 6 By contrast Daniel Bromfield of the Daily Emerald criticized both the album and the band itself as lacking originality declaring that they were the point where the phrase indie was another meaningless marketing word like all natural While he admitted that the formula the band works under can be done right he remarked that they showed exactly zero qualities that elevate them above the rest of the pack and that their lyrics were subpar saying that most of the songs incorporated overused imagery while some are just plain awful He notes that Cool Kids would have been the best track of the album were it not for its cringe worthy chorus of I wish that I could be like the cool kids Because all the cool kids seem to fit in saying that the line was terribly ironic because the cool kids are the ones that came before them and Echosmith merely follow in their wake trying to look and talk and think exactly like them 8 Michael Cragg of The Guardian also criticized the album as catchy but characterless He notes that the band makes the kind of polished laser guided indie pop that sounds all too familiar saying that March Into the Sun Bright and Come Together are inspired by other artists while the rest congeals into a primary coloured clump of advert friendly frustratingly anonymous background music Cool Kids however was noted as the obvious standout He wrote that the song s gold plated chorus is good enough to make you ignore the clunky straight to DVD teen film lyrics 7 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Echosmith and Jeffery David except where notedNo TitleWriter s Length1 Come Together 4 402 Let s Love 3 033 Cool Kids EchosmithDavidJesiah Dzwonek3 574 March into the Sun EchosmithDavidTom Leonard3 225 Come with Me 4 126 Bright EchosmithDavidMaureen Mozella McDonald3 427 Talking Dreams EchosmithDavidLeonard3 098 Tell Her You Love Her 4 079 Ran Off in the Night 4 2410 Nothing s Wrong 3 3411 Safest Place EchosmithDavidLeonard4 1612 Surround You 3 30Total length 45 56 Deluxe edition bonus tracksNo TitleLength13 Up to You 3 4814 We re Not Alone 4 07Total length 53 51 The album was re released on October 8 2014 with the radio edit of Cool Kids 3 35 min replacing the album version 9 Personnel editEchosmith Sydney Sierota lead and backing vocals Noah Sierota bass guitar percussion vocals Jamie Sierota lead and backing vocals lead guitar keyboards percussion programming Graham Sierota drums vocals Additional musicians Jeffery David percussion Mike Elizondo keyboards percussion programming vocalsCharts and certifications editWeekly charts edit Chart 2013 15 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 10 45 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 11 39 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 12 85 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 13 102 Danish Albums Hitlisten 14 23 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 15 46 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 16 47 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 17 56 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 18 35 US Billboard 200 19 38 US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 20 1 US Top Rock Albums Billboard 21 48 Year end charts edit Chart 2015 Position US Billboard 200 22 124 Certifications edit Region Certification Certified units sales United States RIAA 23 Gold 500 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References edit Artists Rock Warner Bros Records Archived from the original on November 5 2014 Retrieved December 13 2014 WebCite query result webcitation org Archived from the original on January 21 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Cite uses generic title help CS1 maint unfit URL link WebCite query result webcitation org Archived from the original on January 21 2015 Retrieved 17 January 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite 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