Echo & the Bunnymen: Architects of Atmospheric Post-Punk
Echo & the Bunnymen are an influential English post-punk band formed in Liverpool in 1978, renowned for their atmospheric sound, poetic lyrics, and the distinctive baritone vocals of frontman Ian McCulloch.Formed in Liverpool, England, in 1978 by vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant, bassist Les Pattinson, and initially featuring a drum machine (the 'Echo'), later replaced by drummer Pete de Freitas. They became a defining band of the post-punk and neo-psychedelia movements of the ...