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A chance meeting between Paul Duncan (vocals, guitar, piano) and Miles (guitar) in Hermosa Beach, California in the summer of 1998 had nothing to do with music. They showed up at a mutual friend's house to watch the World Cup, but a simple conversation about the Beatles uncovered common ground, and a brotherhood began. Over time, the relationship grew, stretching across years of both personal triumph and crippling personal loss. As friends have a way of becoming players in one another's life stories, Duncan and Miles' stories found their way into the fabric of song. Out of this friendship, The Echo Division was formed. As the two began to write, Duncan was still busy with his band Kepano Green (Rhythm House Records), as well as touring stints in both the U.S. and Europe with Sense Field (Nettwerk America) and Mercy Street (RCA). Miles had just wrapped up a successful run with For Love Not Lisa (Atlantic), and was touring and recording with Puller (Tooth & Nail). Still, though, Duncan and Miles wanted a new creative outlet, a way to combine their love for classic and modern alternative rock. So they started writing together, working under the name The Echo Division . And the songs started coming. . . "Stones" hammers at themes of love and judgment. "Run" creates an atmospheric rock landscape, as it tells a story of protection and rescue. "Truth Drug," with its frenzied, Killers'-style chorus, is an acid-tongued reaction to the ring-kissers and "paper kings" of today's young Hollywood scene. And "California Star" is a haunting look back at life and family, an acoustic American hymn from the other side of the grave. With the addition of Tim Worman (drums) and Andrew Egger (bass), the music began to take shape. Suddenly, the band was much more than a side project. Long nights in the rehearsal room, on stage, and in the studio yielded an album - Under California Stars , released in August of 2006 and debuting on CD Baby's Top 100. It's 12 tracks of windows-down rock and roll from the heart and for the heart. It's the sound of four lives intersecting. It's The Echo Division. |
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