Auckland’s Echomatica arrives with a breathtaking debut, “love isn’t always”—a shimmering, cinematic dream-pop confession that aches with the quiet desperation of modern connection. Released via Dead Signal Records, the track immediately establishes the four-piece as masters of atmospheric melancholy, weaving hazy synths, angular guitars, and vulnerable vocals into a tapestry that feels both intimate and expansively lonely.
Singer Charlie Maclean’s voice drifts with yearning and disillusionment—a perfect vessel for lyrics that probe the void between digital performance and real emotion. The band crafts a sonic universe where ambient textures collide with post-punk tension, mirroring a generation scrolling for meaning in curated feeds. Yet for all its thematic weight, the song shimmers rather than sinks, its ethereal beats and layered production offering a cathartic escape hatch.
With shimmering synths, hazy beats, and heartfelt lyricism, Echomatica delivers a fully-formed introduction to their immersive sound. It’s music for staring at ceiling cracks at 3 AM, wondering if anyone else feels just as digitally seen and emotionally unseen.
Echomatica’s love isn’t always is a stunning debut—haunting, cinematic dream-pop that captures the loneliness of modern life while offering a shimmering escape
