Echosmith are opening up about older brother Jamie leaving their band in a new feature with Billboard mag.
The three musical siblings — Sydney, Noah and Graham Sierota — revealed that they were speechless after he left.
“I was speechless,” Sydney shared. “In a personal way, it’s heartbreaking. In a business way, it’s tough. Who is Echosmith without Jamie?”
Jamie leaving forced Sydney, Graham and Noah to look at their music and give it a new sound, which you can hear in their new single “Goodbye”.
“‘Cool Kids’ was one of the last songs we wrote for the first record,” Noah says. “We wanted to continue that [sound], but Jamie was a big piece of the equation.”
He adds, “I don’t mean this in a lame way, but ['Goodbye'] has a little bit of swag to it,” he says. “It’s like how Echosmith would interpret a Drake song.”
Echosmith‘s new album, Inside a Dream, is out next month.
Echosmith just made their official debut as a trio at MTV’s 2017 Fandom Awards over the weekend in San Diego, Calif.
The three musical siblings — Sydney, Noah and Graham Sierota — played their new single “Goodbye” for the very first time at the show, after releasing it earlier in the month.
Echosmith have triumphantly returned to bless our ears with brand new music!
The band — Sydney, Noah and Graham Sierota — are now a trio and the single called “Goodbye” is an ode of sorts, saying goodbye to their eldest brother, Jamie, who left the band to spend more time with his wife and son.
“At that point, we never had another musician on stage with us,” Sydney shares of the adjustment. “That literally forced us on a journey of having to discover this sound. We still had electric guitars, but they weren’t the center of the music anymore.”
The group – siblings Sydney, Noah, and Graham Sierota – just revealed their sophomore album, Inside A Dream, will drop on September 29 via Warner Bros. Records.
The 11-song record is the follow-up to their 2013 debut Talking Dreams.
It’s the first release following the departure of their brother and guitar player Jamie, who chose to leave the band in order to spend more time with his wife and son.
Stay tuned for a new song called “Goodbye” to hit airwaves on July 11 – with a video too.
Echosmith also announced a six-week North American tour, kicking off on October 5 in Kansas City, MO. Banners will be opening for the band!
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The Echosmith bass player tied the knot with Caraline last weekend in a low-key ceremony in Southern California, surrounded by his family including sister Sydney, and brothers Graham and Jamie.
“This last week I got to marry my beautiful love. We made a covenant and a beautiful promise,” Noah wrote on his Instagram with gorgeous wedding photos. “So many people made the day incredibly beautiful, and for that I’m very grateful. And now we’re on to the next adventure.”
The band shared more pics from the wedding on Twitter, too. Check them below!
“IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: we love our brother Jamie and we support him fully in his decision to embrace his role as dad,” Echosmith captioned an Instagram photo of a more lengthy statement.
It reads, “After taking a lot of time to think about what is best for his family, he has decided that he’s not going to be in the band any longer. We know this was a very hard decision for him, and we are so supportive of his choice. We love him and will miss him so much!”
“We are still as passionate as ever to continue making music and sharing out new album with you soon,” the band added.
Sydney Sierota has a big smile on her face while surprising Priscilla Vasquez in this shot from a new episode of Radio Disney Rocks My House.
The 19-year-old singer — and her Echosmith brothers Noah and Graham — teamed up with Radio Disney for the special event to surprise Priscilla, who is a volunteer at her local community center.
The full video premieres TODAY on the Radio Disney app — and JJJ has the first look!
The video shows the entire process of the surprise – from tricking Priscilla into thinking we’re filming a documentary about her volunteering work to setting up a full-blown concert at her house with the band. Watch the clip below!
Echosmith Surprise Priscilla Vasquez with Radio Disney
