TEAM RNS PRESENTS

RIPPER: Team RNS

210kbps avg - Rock
0hr 53min total- 84.9mb

RELEASE DATE: 2004-04-20
RIP DATE: 2004-02-21

02 Knock 'Em Out                  2:19

05 Out Of Reach                   5:59

07 Arsenic Of Love                3:42
08 Beat As We Go                  3:37

10 Hardheaded Woman               3:37
11 Nowhere To Long                3:59

Few new bands can claim among its
biggest fans both the former bassist for
Metallica and rock legend Neil Young. But
then Echobrain is an unusual band, one
nurtured by ex-Metallica bassist Jason
Newsted and also one that has opened
recent major concerts for Neil Young
and Crazy Horse, and even appeared in
Young's Greendale film.

Dylan Donkin (vocals and guitar) and
Brian Sagrafena (drums) started jamming
together back in junior high school, and
released their self-titled debut album
as Echobrain in 2002. Many expected the
band, which then included Newsted, to
lean towards the metal sound. Instead
it was moody and introspective, edgy but
ethereal, supporting a voice comparable
to a genetic mutation of Chris Cornell,
Lou Reed and Jeff Buckley. The San Jose
Mercury News wrote, "Straight-ahead
rock, deep and rich, with layers you want
to hold up and examine and listen to
over and over... like nothing else out
there." Playboy lauded the record as
well in a review that read, "The trio's
album is an intricate, often gorgeous
tapestry of melodic alt-rock. With a
sound this fresh, it's hard to believe
that Echobrain hasn't been around
forever." Overseas, the press was just
as strong, including this from NME,
"Rather beautiful. Echobrain have the
gift of pleasant surprise."

The follow-up, Glean (Surfdog Records),
produced by Echobrain and set to be
released in spring 2004, is equally
surprising. Not only has Newsted exited
the lineup (though he is the album's
executive producer), but also the vibe
is heavier, deeper, and more powerful.
From the dreamy "Jellyneck" to the
adrenaline rocker "Out Of Reach," Glean
redefines the possibilities of heavy.
Recorded largely at Brian's home
studio, some of the songs use elements
of the original demos, lending the album
a lo-fi quality without sacrificing
depth of sound, vocals or lyrics.

Joining the group are Andrew Gomez
(guitar, keyboards) and Dylan's brother,
Adam (bass). In a way, Glean is both a
debut album and a reunion album. It's
a new formal line-up, but the four have
always gotten together to jam out new
material, influencing each other in the
process. "They've been with us from the
beginning, since we were kids," says
Sagrafena. "We're like family." They've
played on each other's records and at each
other's shows. "We all know each other
so well," says Dylan. "There's no
bullshit. We can say and do anything
with each other because we trust each
other. When we sit down to play, we're

Echobrain defies categorization and
challenges listeners with their hypnotic
and melodic form of rock. It is a
comfortably hazy and fully gratifying