Ekko Park are a rock band from Auckland, New Zealand, that consists of guitarist and singer Joe Walsh, guitarist Jessie Booth, drummer Nick Douch and bassist Bryan Bell.
Ekko Park | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Members | Joe Walsh Jessie Booth Nick Douch Bryan Bell |
| Past members | Joel Halstead Callum Tong Alex Hargreaves |
| Website | www.ekkopark.com |
Ekko Park have released two albums: 2013's Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Today which was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2014 New Zealand Music Awards and 2015's Know Hope which was nominated for the 2016 Taite Music Prize. Both albums charted Top 15 in the Official New Zealand Music Chart and were in the Top 5 local releases on release week.
The singles 'Probable Cause' and 'Validation' from Know Hope were released to radio in Europe in 2016 and caused a massive stir in Italy with 'Probable Cause' going to #1 & 'Validation' going to #3 on the Official Italian Rock Radio Airplay Chart. July 2017 saw the band release a brand new single and video called "Going Uptown"
The band have played sold-out tours of NZ, headlined tours of the UK, Ireland & Italy, supported major international touring acts including Seether, The Living End and Simple Plan as well as playing major New Zealand festivals including Rhythm & Vines and Homegrown.
The band released their third album 'Horizon' on August 21, 2020. The first single from the album 'All Eyes On Me' features guest vocalist Grant Nicholas of Welsh indie rock giants Feeder.
The band were nominated for Best Rock Artist at the 2021 Aotearoa Music Awards.
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Simpatico" | 2012 | Tomorrow Tomorrow Today |
| "Becoming The Enemy" | 2013 | Tomorrow Tomorrow Today |
| "My Crime" | 2013 | Tomorrow Tomorrow Today |
| "Always A Fire" | 2014 | Tomorrow Tomorrow Today |
| "Validation" | 2015 | Know Hope |
| "Probable Cause" | 2015 | Know Hope |
| "Surface Breaks" | 2016 | Know Hope |
| "Whistleblower" | 2016 | Know Hope |
| "Christmas Is Home" | 2016 | Xmas In Rock 2 Compilation |
| "Going Uptown" | 2017 | Single Only |
| "All Eyes On Me" | 2020 | Horizon |
| "Uh Oh" | 2020 | Horizon |
| "Bassano Sky" | 2020 | Horizon |
| "Go Stop Go" | 2020 | Horizon |
| "No Courage for Courage" | 2020 | Horizon |
| "Oil & Water" | 2020 | Horizon |
| "Three Days in March (A Letter to Mary)" | 2020 | Horizon |
| "Tea & Toast" | 2020 | Horizon |
| "Black Eyed" | 2020 | Horizon |
| "Clan" | 2020 | Horizon |
| "Breakdown" | 2022 | UnMute |
| "Violent Silent" | 2022 | UnMute |
| "Darling, Baby" | 2022 | UnMute |
| "False Embrace" | 2022 | UnMute |
| "Outrun the Rain" | 2023 |
Albums
edit| Title | Year | Chart Position | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomorrow Tomorrow Today | 2013 | #15 Official New Zealand Music Chart Top 40 | Nominated Best Rock Album at 2014 New Zealand Music Awards |
| Know Hope | 2015 | #13 Official New Zealand Music Chart Top 40 | Nominated for Taite Music Prize 2016 |
| Horizon | 2020 | ||
| UnMute | 2022 |
References
edit- ^ "Ekko Park". Rhythm and Vines.
- ^ Hauraki. "Ekko Park – Going Uptown". Hauraki.
- ^ "Ekko Park: Know Hope – NZ Musician". nzmusician.co.nz.
- ^ muzic.net.nz. "Ekko Park Release Single – Going Uptown". www.muzic.net.nz.
- ^ "XMAS IN ROCK 2, la compilation per passare delle feste 100% rock con 14 brani in versione inedita".
- ^ "Taite Music Prize Past & Present Nominees". 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
External links
edit- Official website
- Ekko Park discography at Discogs
- Ekko Park at AllMusic
