“Originally, the band was a four-piece,” Carter explains. “We had a member leave a while back. He now plays with the great Jonesez. The photo mentioned was taken while we were looking for a new member.”
With the aforementioned tours providing My Echo with a wealth of live experience, the excitement of playing with some of the country’s punk rock stalwarts was punctuated by the emotional fragility of life in general. “Our year has been a ride,” he says. “That is for sure. As mentioned, we lost a member who was with us from the start. He is also one of the best humans around. It was little bit of a shock to the system, so we took a little time off to regroup. We played a couple of great shows as a three-piece supporting the great King Cannons and the legends that make up Bodyjar with myself picking up the bass.
“Long story short, I sucked on bass, and luckily Tommy put his hand up to come in a have a go. Everything came together so quickly, we were blown away. His first show was supporting Kisschasy and he was a complete professional. Since then, we went on tour with our friends in Trial Kennedy on their Final Shows tour which was such an experience and privilege for us. They are simply the greatest people and the shows were just incredible.”
How did the band land a place on these tours to begin with? “We’ve been really lucky with some of the supports we have had,” he admits. “Some were just through general friendships, others by rocking up to shows of bands we admired and passing on our material. We have played some truly great shows in the last six months, being lucky enough to be part of sold out rooms at some great venues around the country. Support for our band has been incredible.”
With My Echo’s social media pages humming at the thought of a debut album, Carter explains that the band will be putting all of their energy into that after their forthcoming shows. “We are now focusing on our debut full length which we are really excited about,” he says. “There are definitely songs written. At this stage we have around eight completed and skeletons for others. We are really excited about what’s coming together. In regards to the recording and producing side of things, we try to do as much ourselves as possible.
“We’ll once again be working with our good friends at Face Studios who worked with us on our EP. Great people and an absolute pleasure to work with…Friendships have played a massive part in the success of this band and it’s something we really see as important. Building relationships and networking within your local scene can be beneficial in so many ways. With the support of existing friends our band has been able to build a really great following over the last year – and for that, we thank them all constantly.”
While it’s impossible to know what the future will hold, the individual plays an important part in what will come to fruition, My Echo seem keen to take things as far as possible. In their minds, this is more than a well-paid hobby. “There might be something cooking,” he says with regard to label support. “Of course we would love to take this band as far as possible. We have little goals that have been set. Some which are yet to be achieved and we’ll do our best to make them happen. First thing’s first, we are going to get this record out.”
BY KRISSI WEISS
