Echobelly

Echobelly

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With their silky melodies and romantic indie rock, Echobelly were one of Brit pop's more elegant and soulful acts. In stark contrast to the gangs of boozy, 1990s, lad-rockers, the band were led by front girl Sonya Madan, with her shy nature and Indian background, and thrashed out literate, sassy, guitar pop influenced by the likes of The Smiths, R.E.M. and Blondie. Formed in London in 1992, their well-received debut album Everyone's Got One (1994) reached Number 8 in the UK and won admiring acclaim from Morrissey, Madonna and Michael Stip - and they were talked about in the same breath as contemporaries Blur, Sleeper and Pulp. Singles Great Things, King Of The Kerb and Dark Therapy became part of the Brit pop landscape as the band went on to perform at the Glastonbury and Reading festivals; and second album On (1995) shot to Number 4 in the charts. As the decade came to end the bubble burst and the scene imploded, and Echobelly turned to a more experimental sound on Lustra (1997), while Madan suffered health problems and legal issues. They self-released later albums People Are Expensive (2001) and Gravity Pulls (2004) to little reaction, before Madan and guitarist Jono Buchanan reformed as duo Calm of Zero.

Top tracks

03
Give Her A Gun
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
03:36
Writer: Madan - Johansson - Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
02
King of the Kerb
Echobelly
On (Expanded Edition)
03:59
Writer: Sonya Aurora Madan - Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan / Composers: Sonya Aurora Madan - Glenn Johansson
07
Insomniac
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
04:16
Writer: Glen Mikael Johansson - Sonya Aurora Madan - Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan / Composers: Glen Mikael Johansson - Sonya Aurora Madan
05
Bellyache
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
04:27
Writer: Madan - Johansson - Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
04
I Can't Imagine The World Without Me
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
03:02
Writer: Sonya Aurora Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Sonya Aurora Madan - Glenn Johansson
11
Scream
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
05:52
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
06
If the Dogs Don't Get You My Sisters Will
Echobelly
Anarchy and Alchemy
03:42
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
08
Call Me Names
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
03:49
Writer: Madan - Johansson - Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
03
Great Things
Echobelly
On (Expanded Edition)
03:30
Writer: Glen Johansson - Sonya Madan / Composers: Glen Johansson - Sonya Madan
11
Dark Therapy
Echobelly
On
05:29
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
01
Car Fiction
Echobelly
On
02:31
Writer: Sonya Madan - Glen Johansson / Composers: Sonya Madan - Glen Johansson
09
Close... But
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
02:48
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
02
Father Ruler King Computer
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
02:40
Writer: Madan - Johansson - Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
06
Taste Of You
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
03:28
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
07
Something Hot in a Cold Country
Echobelly
On
04:01
Writer: S. Madan - G. Johansson / Composers: S. Madan - G. Johansson
01
Today Tomorrow Sometime Never
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
03:35
Writer: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan / Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
05
Go Away
Echobelly
On
02:43
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
06
Pantyhose and Roses
Echobelly
On
03:24
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
01
Hey Hey Hey
Echobelly
Anarchy and Alchemy
03:59
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
04
Natural Animal
Echobelly
On
03:26
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
08
Four Letter Word
Echobelly
On
02:49
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
05
Digit
Echobelly
People Are Expensive
05:45
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
10
Paradise
Echobelly
Lustra
02:34
Writer: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson
09
Nobody Like You
Echobelly
On
03:51
Writer: Glen Johansson - Sonya Madan / Composers: Glen Johansson - Sonya Madan
12
Worms And Angels
Echobelly
On
02:38
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
06
Everyone Knows Better
Echobelly
Lustra
03:42
Writer: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson
10
Cold Feet Warm Heart
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
03:26
Writer: Madan - Johansson - Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
02
I'm Not A Saint
Echobelly
Lustra
03:45
Writer: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson
04
Reign On
Echobelly
Anarchy and Alchemy
04:09
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
09
Bleed
Echobelly
Lustra
02:40
Writer: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson
08
Molotov
Echobelly
Anarchy and Alchemy
03:44
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
09
To The End
Echobelly
Black Heart Lullabies
06:03
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
01
Dark Therapy
Echobelly
Black Heart Lullabies
04:55
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
10
In The Year
Echobelly
On
03:29
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson

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  • Discography
Albums
Black Heart Lullabies
(P) 2018 Fauve Music
01-01-2018
Black Heart Lullabies
01
Dark Therapy
Echobelly
Black Heart Lullabies
04:55
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
02
Dying
Echobelly
Black Heart Lullabies
05:00
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
03
Heroes In June
Echobelly
Black Heart Lullabies
02:41
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
04
Sober
Echobelly
Black Heart Lullabies
05:30
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
05
Bleed
Echobelly
Black Heart Lullabies
02:43
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
06
Silence On The Radio
Echobelly
Black Heart Lullabies
03:16
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
07
I Don't Belong Here
Echobelly
Black Heart Lullabies
05:03
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
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Anarchy and Alchemy
(P) 2017 Fauve Music
26-05-2017
Anarchy and Alchemy
01
Hey Hey Hey
Echobelly
Anarchy and Alchemy
03:59
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
02
Firefly
Echobelly
Anarchy and Alchemy
04:59
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
03
Anarchy and Alchemy
Echobelly
Anarchy and Alchemy
04:10
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
04
Reign On
Echobelly
Anarchy and Alchemy
04:09
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
05
Flesh 'N' Bones
Echobelly
Anarchy and Alchemy
03:53
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
06
If the Dogs Don't Get You My Sisters Will
Echobelly
Anarchy and Alchemy
03:42
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
07
Faces In the Mirror
Echobelly
Anarchy and Alchemy
03:50
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
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Gravity Pulls
(P) 2004 Fauve Music
04-05-2004
Gravity Pulls
01
Gravity Pulls
Echobelly
Gravity Pulls
04:20
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
02
To Get Me Thru the Good Times
Echobelly
Gravity Pulls
04:19
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
03
You Started a Fire In the Heart of a Wasted Life
Echobelly
Gravity Pulls
04:02
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
04
Djinn
Echobelly
Gravity Pulls
04:43
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
05
Big Sky Mind
Echobelly
Gravity Pulls
06:06
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
06
Strangely Drawn
Echobelly
Gravity Pulls
03:01
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
07
A Good Day
Echobelly
Gravity Pulls
03:45
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
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People Are Expensive
(P) 2001 Fauve Music
01-01-2001
People Are Expensive
01
Fear of Flying
Echobelly
People Are Expensive
05:02
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
02
Tell Me Why
Echobelly
People Are Expensive
04:56
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
03
Down to Earth
Echobelly
People Are Expensive
02:53
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
04
People Are Expensive
Echobelly
People Are Expensive
02:18
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
05
Digit
Echobelly
People Are Expensive
05:45
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
06
Dying
Echobelly
People Are Expensive
04:58
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
07
Kali Yuga
Echobelly
People Are Expensive
05:29
Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Lustra
1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
10-11-1997
Lustra
01
Bulldog Baby
Echobelly
Lustra
04:32
Writer: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson
02
I'm Not A Saint
Echobelly
Lustra
03:45
Writer: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson
03
Here Comes The Big Rush
Echobelly
Lustra
04:25
Writer: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson
04
Iris Art
Echobelly
Lustra
03:45
Writer: Madan - Johansson - Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
05
The World Is Flat
Echobelly
Lustra
04:01
Writer: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson
06
Everyone Knows Better
Echobelly
Lustra
03:42
Writer: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson
07
Wired On
Echobelly
Lustra
03:23
Writer: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson
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On (Expanded Edition)
(P) 2025 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
21-09-1995
On (Expanded Edition)
01
Car Fiction
Echobelly
On (Expanded Edition)
02:31
Writer: Sonya Madan - Glen Johansson / Composers: Sonya Madan - Glen Johansson
02
King of the Kerb
Echobelly
On (Expanded Edition)
03:59
Writer: Sonya Aurora Madan - Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan / Composers: Sonya Aurora Madan - Glenn Johansson
03
Great Things
Echobelly
On (Expanded Edition)
03:30
Writer: Glen Johansson - Sonya Madan / Composers: Glen Johansson - Sonya Madan
04
Natural Animal
Echobelly
On (Expanded Edition)
03:26
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
05
Go Away
Echobelly
On (Expanded Edition)
02:43
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
06
Pantyhose and Roses
Echobelly
On (Expanded Edition)
03:24
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
07
Something Hot in a Cold Country
Echobelly
On (Expanded Edition)
04:01
Writer: S. Madan - G. Johansson / Composers: S. Madan - G. Johansson
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On
(P) 1995 Rhythm King Records
18-09-1995
On
01
Car Fiction
Echobelly
On
02:31
Writer: Sonya Madan - Glen Johansson / Composers: Sonya Madan - Glen Johansson
02
King of the Kerb
Echobelly
On
03:59
Writer: Sonya Aurora Madan - Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan / Composers: Sonya Aurora Madan - Glenn Johansson
03
Great Things
Echobelly
On
03:30
Writer: Glen Johansson - Sonya Madan / Composers: Glen Johansson - Sonya Madan
04
Natural Animal
Echobelly
On
03:26
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
05
Go Away
Echobelly
On
02:43
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
06
Pantyhose and Roses
Echobelly
On
03:24
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
07
Something Hot in a Cold Country
Echobelly
On
04:01
Writer: S. Madan - G. Johansson / Composers: S. Madan - G. Johansson
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
Everyone's Got One
(P) 1994 Rhythm King
22-08-1994
Everyone's Got One
01
Today Tomorrow Sometime Never
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
03:35
Writer: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan / Composers: Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan
02
Father Ruler King Computer
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
02:40
Writer: Madan - Johansson - Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
03
Give Her A Gun
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
03:36
Writer: Madan - Johansson - Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
04
I Can't Imagine The World Without Me
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
03:02
Writer: Sonya Aurora Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Sonya Aurora Madan - Glenn Johansson
05
Bellyache
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
04:27
Writer: Madan - Johansson - Sonya Madan - Glenn Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
06
Taste Of You
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
03:28
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
07
Insomniac
Echobelly
Everyone's Got One
04:16
Writer: Glen Mikael Johansson - Sonya Aurora Madan - Glenn Johansson - Sonya Madan / Composers: Glen Mikael Johansson - Sonya Aurora Madan
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Singles
Hey Hey Hey
14-04-2017
Hey Hey Hey
01
Hey Hey Hey
Echobelly
Hey Hey Hey
03:59
Anarchy and Alchemy
27-01-2017
Anarchy and Alchemy
01
Anarchy and Alchemy
Echobelly
Anarchy and Alchemy
04:08
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Dumb & Dumber (Soundtrack)
(P) 1994 BMG Entertainment
22-11-1994
Dumb & Dumber (Soundtrack)
01
The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead (feat. Ellen Reid)
Crash Test Dummies
Dumb & Dumber (Soundtrack)
03:46
Writer: Andy Partridge / Composers: Andy Partridge
02
New Age Girl
Deadeye Dick
Dumb & Dumber (Soundtrack)
03:28
Writer: Caleb Guillotte / Composers: Caleb Guillotte
03
Insomniac
Echobelly
Dumb & Dumber (Soundtrack)
03:46
Writer: Madan - Johansson / Composers: Madan - Johansson
04
If You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself)
Pete Droge
Dumb & Dumber (Soundtrack)
03:33
Writer: Pete Droge / Composers: Pete Droge
05
Crash (The '95 Mix)
The Primitives
Dumb & Dumber (Soundtrack)
03:14
Writer: P.J. Court / Composers: P.J. Court
06
Whiney, Whiney (What Really Drives Me Crazy)
Willi One Blood
Dumb & Dumber (Soundtrack)
03:36
Writer: Willi One Blood - Ray Davies - David Raimer / Composers: Willi One Blood - Ray Davies - David Raimer - Henry Mancini
07
Where I Find My Heaven
Gigolo Aunts
Dumb & Dumber (Soundtrack)
03:25
Writer: Brouwer - Gibbs - Hurley / Composers: Brouwer - Gibbs - Hurley
Access the complete album info (13 songs)