With their silky melodies and romantic indie rock, Echobelly were one of Brit
pop's more elegant and soulful acts. In stark contrast to the gangs of boozy,
1990s, lad-rockers, the band were led by front girl Sonya Madan, with her shy
nature and Indian background, and thrashed out literate, sassy, guitar pop
influenced by the likes of The Smiths, R.E.M. and Blondie. Formed in London in
1992, their well-received debut album Everyone's Got One (1994) reached Number 8
in the UK and won admiring acclaim from Morrissey, Madonna and Michael Stip -
and they were talked about in the same ...