Echo of Your Soul (Red Vinyl)

Echo of Your Soul

2026 New Studio Album "Echoes of the Soul"

Pre-order Period: 7/1 (Wed) 12:00 PM ~ 8/7 (Fri) 12:00 PM
Official Release: 08/28 (Fri)

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Taiwan's iconic indie rock band
Echo of Your Soul
2026 New Studio Album "Echoes of the Soul"

The band's first full-length creative return in years
Featuring ten brand-new songs written after their reunion, centered on "Apocalyptic Romanticism," exploring the boundaries of the universe, physics, civilization, solitude, and love

As long as we hear it again, we know the echo never left.
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Pre-order Editions
🔴 Limited First-Press Red Vinyl 🔴
Contents:
1 set of limited first-press "Echoes of the Soul" red vinyl, including:
1 copy of the limited first-press "Echoes of the Soul" 12-inch 180g red vinyl
Large-format deluxe album lyric and photography booklet

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"Echoes of the Soul"

I wish I could go back to being 19, to that night in a Live bar in Hsinchu when I casually said the band's name, and say to my younger self:
"Are you ready to embark on a path of no return?"

Echo of Your Soul——Echoes of the Soul
It's not just a band name
but an exploration of why music exists

Taiwan's iconic indie rock band
Echo of Your Soul
2026 New Studio Album "Echoes of the Soul"

The band's first full-length creative return in years
An "Apocalyptic Romanticism" that transcends time, space, and physical dimensions

Collaborated on by renowned composer Hou Chih-chien, producer Han Li-kang, Golden Melody Award-winning mixing engineers Chou Yi-tun, Tsai Chou-han, and Cheng Jie
Mastered by Abbey Road Studios mastering engineer Alex Wharton
Cross-media visual collaboration with artists Wang Lien-cheng and Tsai Hung-yi Jonni

During the years they were off stage, the members of Echo of Your Soul each went their separate ways. Vocalist Po-tsang continued to build a business and deepen his roots in Taiwan's independent music industry; guitarist Yin-chun developed a new patent for modular guitars; bassist Xiao-qiu became "Qiu-ge," making a name for himself in the sports industry; keyboardist Shipy decided to let his children see him shine on stage with their own eyes; and drummer Chun-you moved to Tainan after getting married.

It wasn't until a limited performance at "Langren Festival" that the passion of the fans below the stage remained undiminished, having quietly accumulated into a massive energy over the years. Chun-you felt that there were still unfinished creations and words left unsaid, so she gathered everyone together once again.

"Echoes of the Soul" is the band's first complete record since their return, featuring ten brand-new songs written after their reunion. The aesthetics of British rock and glam rock are still deeply ingrained in the band: Po-tsang's elegant and dramatically charged vocals carry the swagger of T-Rex and Bowie; Yin-chun's guitar shifts between walls of sound and heroic solos, sometimes reminiscent of Radiohead and other times imbued with the theatricality of L'Arc〜en〜Ciel. But this time, the album's musical elements are richer than any previous one, yet more unified.

Centered on "Apocalyptic Romanticism," this album searches for the weight of love between the vastness of the universe and the fragility of humanity. From primal, wolf-like impulses and the ruthlessness of physical laws to the self-destruction of civilization through AI and nuclear weapons; from the anxious subscription to social media and the false salvation of a digital utopia to the disillusionment of solitude on city streets. The ten songs form an apocalyptic countdown, yet amid the ruins, someone still says: Everything will eventually be destroyed, but having you by my side is enough.

From the arena-sized opening anthem "Go for The Wolf," the revival of Britpop glory in "The Physics I've Learned," and the synthpop-J-rock hybrid "Because I Love You So," to the lo-fi rock-infused pop song "Whose Heart Has Forgotten," the Dream Pop-style warning of desire "Be Careful What You're Wishing For," and the Ryuichi Sakamoto-inspired cinematic meditation "Take a Shine," "Echoes of the Soul" traverses time, space, and physical dimensions, yet always returns to the same starting point: those rock souls that once resided deep within everyone's hearts. Their voices never disappeared; they were simply waiting for the right moment to turn up the volume again.

As long as we keep singing, we know that the echo of that soul is still there.
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"Echoes of the Soul" Track Guide

01. Go for The Wolf  
An opening track with the qualities of a "hymn." The powerful drumbeat acts as a clarion call, summoning everyone into the same primal frequency. That feeling is as raw and irresistible as Queen's "We Will Rock You."

Inspired by the tribal chants in "The Wolf of Wall Street": greed, madness, and the exhilaration before a crowd loses control. The aggressive guitar riffs are repeatedly etched into the flesh, turning chest-beating and stomping into a declaration: before the full moon rises, the wildness has already awakened.

02. The Physics I've Learned 
Written during the years the band was on hiatus, standing before a massive crater, all that time-consuming pain and obsession seemed small and absurd. In the hundreds of billions of galaxies, the truly powerful force turns out to be the people who have always been by your side.
This song carries a British sensibility in the vein of Bowie, with the jumping bass lines injecting warmth, while the massive guitars and synthesizers build a magnificent cosmic atmosphere. Po-tsang's familiar vocal style, bathed in the romantic haze of 90s Britpop, turns physics into a pantheism of love.

03. Because I Love You So 
A love song about existence itself: "Perhaps after meeting, only the vicissitudes of life remain, but if you remember me, I will exist." The essence of love is compressed into these two lines, where a brief intersection in the vast universe is remembered, and thus becomes eternal.
Musically, the synthpop synthesizers and guitar walls together support the weight of a starry sky, with Po-tsang's vocals floating within, gentle and full. Yin-chun's solo carries a strong J-rock hero guitar sensibility, romantic without hesitation. Echo of Your Soul balances emotion and technique perfectly, with every detail shining through its restraint.

04. Whose Heart Has Forgotten 
Keys, umbrellas, the rhythm of a heartbeat, the existence of time—the "forgetting" in the lyrics piles up layer upon layer, until eventually, you even forget how to be lonely. But the bodily memory of past emotions has never been so clamorous.
Lo-fi rock guitar and abundant spatial reverb evoke a solitary journey through the rain and déjà vu at the edge of memory. The textured sound finds the most accurate emotional vessel for this song, a signature Chinese-language pop song by Echo of Your Soul.

05. Together at the End of the World 
From the ashes of nuclear fusion to AI self-destruction and nuclear weapons burning everything, finally being swallowed by a red giant star. The entire timeline of human civilization is compressed into a few lines of lyrics, absurd to the point of being almost laughable. But that line: "At a time like this, having you by my side is enough." The apocalypse becomes a backdrop; love is eternal.
The musical progression mirrors the structure of the lyrics: the beautiful strumming of an acoustic guitar comes first, like a countdown waiting in peace; the distorted guitar follows, like the sound of civilization being destroyed. The Art Rock progression makes this song both delicate and burning, a piece that simultaneously calms you and makes you want to turn the volume all the way up.

06. Be Careful What You're Wishing For 
Escape the status quo, pursue freedom, and find a love that burns the soul. Every item on the list has been achieved. But what remains is not happiness, but emptiness, shackles, and that recurring line "I feel fine" that sounds more hollow with every listen.
Dream Pop bass and piano slowly build, while the dreamy, hazy guitar creates unease in the gaps. The music itself embodies the ambiguity that follows the fulfillment of desire: beneath a warm and peaceful surface lies a turbulent undercurrent; a bright light before your eyes, yet no exit. This song gently places that question before you: Is this really what you wanted?

07. Amazon 
Implants in the body, devices worn. Are you flying to a psychedelic paradise, or falling into a digital wilderness?
This song, named after the Amazon rainforest, uses a cold, precise rhythm section created by Chun-you and Xiao-qiu to simulate the operational logic of modern industrial society. The collision between that mechanical feel and the lyrics' fantasy of a digital utopia creates a strange harmony. Yin-chun's straightforward rock guitar, paired with Po-tsang's low murmur and spectral vocals, sketches the image of a group of futuristic hippies surviving in an unknown and savage new world. Looking back now at the lyrics of their breakout hit "Sensory Control," it seems to have foreshadowed all of this, though it lacks a touch of youthful sorrow; what remains unchanged is the sincere reflection on humanity and the world.

08. Subscribe to Meditation
Buy anxiety, then subscribe to meditation to solve it—the familiar confused cycle of modern people. The song is not a bystander's critique, but a confession of an accomplice: "We're all so stupid we can't help ourselves." Growing in desire, dying in numbers. Leaders are placed on high bounties, freedom is sold cheaply, and we willingly stand in line to consume.
Ambient and psychedelic rock flow slowly through the guitars and synthesizers, with a melody so beautiful it relaxes you, so peaceful it makes you uneasy. That feeling itself is what this song wants to say: the paradise and the sea of suffering in the screen have always existed simultaneously, and we are still scrolling.

09. Take a Shine 
On the night Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away, Po-tsang remembered that before and after Echo of Your Soul concerts, a few of the professor's masterpieces would always be played; he also remembered the perfect, sublime piano notes at his final concert; and of course, the exceptionally talented, young, and arrogant expression of the "Captive" era. Those voices and images from memory became "Take a Shine."
Returning to the melancholy and cinematic texture of 90s Ryuichi Sakamoto, with an arrangement by renowned composer Hou Chih-chien, the echoing piano and electronic sounds sketch the forbidden emotions from the film "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" that inspired it, and serve as a tribute to the professor.

10. Silent Night in Shinjuku 
Shopping alone, singing karaoke alone; celebrating Christmas alone, falling asleep holding yourself. The more bustling and crowded the city, the more deafening the loneliness. Yet every lonely soul actually has a place to return to, where there is a loved one and a deep embrace.
The warm synthesizer sound that runs through "Silent Night in Shinjuku" is like the flashing lights on a winter street, depicting a peaceful and slow scene. The whispered vocals are like a phantom before your eyes; only by closing your eyes and listening in the minimal space do you have a chance to hear the echo of the soul.
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Tracklist:
01. Go for The Wolf  
02. The Physics I've Learned
03. Because I Love You So
04. Whose Heart Has Forgotten
05. Together at the End of the World
06. Be Careful What You're Wishing For
07. Amazon
08. Subscribe to Meditation
09. Take a Shine 
10. Silent Night in Shinjuku