Nashville alt-rockers Fires’ latest self-released EP, Echo Sounds, is now available.

Brothers Danny and Ryan Nicoletto formed Fires in 2010. That year, they released the EP Angels in the Dark, and after playing live, a raw, aggressive rock sound emerged. When recording Echo Sounds, the band wanted to deliver this newly developed sound and the title reflects an underlying, almost creepy, feel that Fires set out to achieve using old analog echo chambers, real plate reverbs, and analog delays.

We’re pleased to report it is 100% mission accomplished and this EP does just that, with five tracks rife with harrowing vocals and heavy guitars that carries echoes of past masters of a similar vein in Slint and Shellac. So, if you like meaty, angular riffs, occasional discordant tones, and a nihilistic world view (and we do) you need to grab yourself a couple of tracks from it below, both appropriately titled: Blood on Black and Blackout.

Get more details on purchasing the full EP via their Facebook page here or download via iTunes here.

Download Fires – Blood On Black mp3 (from Echo Sounds EP)

Download Fires – Blackout mp3 (from Echo Sounds EP)

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