No April Fools joke here. After dropping the out-of-nowhere “Cross Countries” single earlier this week, Cecil Otter announces the immediate release of his new EP Dear Echo, available digitally through Doomtree Records.  Longtime Doomtree crew member and behind-the-scenes production wizard, Cecil has spent years developing his unique and signature sound, and Dear Echo pushes the genre boundaries even further for his most modern, lush, and experimental offering yet.  Recorded in Fall Creek, WI at Justin Vernon’s renowned April Base Studios, the six-track EP includes three brand new songs alongside their accompanying instrumentals, with production, songwriting, and vocals masterfully handled by Cecil himself.  Available now for download, Dear Echo will also see a vinyl release later this year.  Standard and deluxe LP packages are now available for pre-order from the Doomtree webstore, and include limited-edition white vinyl and an extremely rare signed-and-numbered screen-print series featuring the artwork Cecil created during the Dear Echo recording sessions.

After self-producing several of his own solo albums throughout the 2000’s, Cecil Otter rose to fame as one half of the mashup duo Wugazi, a remix project that overlapped the gritty raps of Wu-Tang Clan with the sounds of post-rock vets Fugazi.  The project went instantly viral and garnered high praise from the likes of NBC, Rolling Stone, MTV, and even Jay-Z’s own site, Life + Times.  Dear Echo marks Cecil’s first new collection of solo material since 2008’s Rebel Yellow.

Dear Echo

Cross Countries

Cecil Otter "Cross Countries"

It's been a while since I've actively updated my playlists or made any real effort to organize them to the standard of taste I'd like them to have. I've poured most of my energy into maintaining and fine-tuning my Spotify playlists, mostly because I pay for their premium service, so I do more listening there now. As a result, the playlists associated with my profile aren't as well curated as I'd like them to be. They're certainly missing many tracks that should be included, or in the opposite case they include tracks I honestly don't like a whole lot.

None of the lists are meant to be an exhaustive collection of any artist's work. Hopefully, if anything, these collections of songs I've put together will bring some enjoyment to some ears beyond my own. And if they don't, we'll go make your own.

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