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Echoes Reviews Falling You ‘Metanoia’ CD

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Echoes Radio host John Diliberto has chosen Falling You’s new album, Metanoia, as the CD of the Month for March 2026. Not only will it be featured on the nationally syndicated program tomorrow night (Monday 3/2/26), but there is also a lovely review posted on the site.

Echoes March CD of the Month: ‘Metanoia’ by Falling You. Brush up on your Greek mythology when we journey from the ancient to the future with Falling You’s deliriously beautiful and poignant remaking of ancient, archetypal myths as searing dream pop.

Of the track that Ryan and Anji Lum contributed lyrics, vocals, instruments, and production to, Diliberto said:

The album ends with the third epic track, “Philomena,” named for the Christian martyr. It’s a tale which illustrates that Catholics could match Greek and Roman mythological legends in fantastical tales. Vocalist Anji Lum turns it into a fable of strength over adversity with Ryan Lum dropping-in ambient guitar textures and reverberant, blues-laced accents. It’s a track that ends the album as strong as it began.

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Press, Reviews

Absynth Reviews “Secrets” Single

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Music writer Karl Magi posted a lovely review of the duo’s latest single, “Secrets,” on the Absynth site. It reads, in part:

Lovespirals’ “Secrets” explores complexity and hurt within relationships. The song commences with levitating guitar strumming as Anji Lum’s whispery voice traces wordlessly through the music. Soon she begins to sing, her airy, fragile tones drifting smoothly while carrying a melody that mingles ache with approaching loss. The guitar returns as hushed drums brush softly across the track, the bass adding lush underpinnings beneath the delicate strumming. A floating synth moves through the music with disembodied grace…

Check out the full review of “Secrets,” which includes an embed of the lyric visualizer video, on Absyth.

Reviews

Reviews of Falling You ‘Metanoia’

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Reviews continue to emerge for Falling You’s Metanoia, released this past December. Several of them have mentioned Anji’s work on the album closer, “Philomena.”

New Age Music Reviews said of the track:

“Philomena,” also known as Saint Philomena or Philomena of Rome…wraps up this incredibly engaging and spacious musical offering with ambient synths, gorgeous piano notes, and magical vocals. Anji Lum takes her place amongst the many incredible women performers, vocalizing to the music like an angel sent from heaven. It is one minute short of another 10-minute musical journey of diverse sounds and textures to capture your imagination. Simply beautiful, like all the tracks you will hear prior to this closer.

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Karl Magi Reviews “Without You”

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SynthWriter80s posted a review of Lovespirals’ latest single on his HubPage devoted to synth music. It reads in part:

“The song opens with Ryan Lum’s guitar ringing with soothing smoothness and Anji Bee’s voice wrapping around me like a satin sheet. The beat is elegantly smooth… while the guitar echoes with chilled-out vibes. Anji Bee’s voice moves like smooth chocolate, flowing through the music as the trumpet in the distance exhales with a jazzy, emotive tone. The chorus brings lusciousness and sensuality … while the velvety melody unfolds. As the song drifts to an end, it is filled with the intensity of desire and wanting within the lyrics, while the keys and guitar create heartfelt feeling.”

Read the full “Without You” review by Karl Magi directly from his page.

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“Okay” Reviewed by Karl Magi on HubPages

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Lovely to see another review by Karl Magi aka SynthWriter80s, this time of our new single, “Okay.” It reads, in part:

Lambent guitar notes ring while the spoken word segment trembles with distant melancholy. The way Anji Bee captures the emotion in the words is deeply touching as her emotive voice calls out with vulnerability. The drums and bass throb slowly beneath her as a flaring synth hovers and the wobbling guitar shifts uneasily.

Read the rest of this Lovespirals “Okay” review on HubPages

“Okay” is available now on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and other streaming platforms under the original band name, Love Spirals Downwards, as well as on Bandcamp under both names.

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“Will It Ever Be The Same (VIP Mix)’’ Review on HubPages

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Synthwriter80s posted a review of Lovespirals’ new mix of “Will It Ever Be The Same” on his HubPages blog. It reads, in part:

“Lovespirals’ Will It Ever Be the Same (VIP Mix) expresses a deep sense of emotional invisibility and longing for connection. Piano moves with serenity and a pained emotional ache as vocals echo in the distance. Anji’s strongly expressive voice carries the wistfully caressing melody. The drums are a steady pulse and in the distance, a brilliant synth shines while the vocals trace through the music with intense gentleness. The sense of loss that permeates Anji’s performance fills me with melancholy. The drums continue to shape the music as the vocals glide with satiny ease, tinged by longing.”

Read Karl’s full review on his website.

Interviews, Podcast

The Vegan Optimist Interviews Anji & Ryan

Anji and Ryan were recently interviewed by Ryan Tratner for his podcast, The Vegan Optimist.

“The Vegan Optimist is a podcast spreading positivity and optimism about the future of veganism. It is a place of learning focused on positive developments in all things vegan!”

It’s a pretty fun half hour conversation that goes into how we met, how/why we became vegan, and what lead to the creation of our YouTube channel, as well as our thoughts on veganism and vegan activism, how to go vegan, the lie of “humane” meat, plus a lightning round of couple questions. What stupid thing did we recently get into a fight over? Find out!

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Echoes Radio Features Falling You + Anji Bee

Falling You bandleader, John Zorko, joined Anji Bee in Lovespirals’ studio, along with fellow guest vocalist, Danielle Colbeck, to record an interview with John Diliberto for the nationally syndicated radio show, Echoes. This short artist feature focused on the new album, Shine, which has been getting a lot of airplay on the show recently. “World On Fire” featuring lyrics and vocals by Anji, has been played on Echoes programs 1732C, 1731A, 1731D, 1731A, 1725B, and 1723B. Though the feature already aired live on the radio, you can now listen to the Echoes Falling You Feature podcast directly from their website.

Shout out to Ryan Lum for technical assistance with the call-in interview set up, as well as the photo of John, Anji, and Danielle in the studio.

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Echoes Recommends Ornamental CD

John Diliberto of the nationally syndicated radio show Echoes has reviewed the new Projekt holiday compilation CD, Ornamental, for the Program Highlights section of their website. Entitled “It’s Christmas. Projekt Gets Ornamental,” it reads in part:

There are a lot of post-Cocteau Twins shoegazer ruminations on the album.  Autumn’s Grey Solace… Ashkelon Sain & the Dorian Fields… Unto Ashes… LoveSpirals, who had a couple of my favorite Excelsis songs, (“Welcome Christmas” in their Love Spirals Downwards edition and “Aspen Glow” as LoveSpirals) return with another evocative seasonal song, an original called “Happy Holidays” featuring Anji Bee, who sings it with sophisticated élan,  like she’s casting knowing glances over her shoulder against Ryan Lum’s chiming guitars.

I’ve been begging for musicians to create a different kind of seasonal music besides the rote rendering of the same 25 or so holiday chestnuts over-roasted on an open fire. Projekt has been fulfilling that since 1995 with Excelsis. Ornamental takes them in a slightly less gothic and doom-laden mode and makes it a likely pick for the best seasonal CD of 2012, if your tastes in seasonal music heads towards the abyss.

The review, featured in the Program Highlights section of the Echoes website,  features one of our Future Past band portraits taken by Susan Jennings, which was a nice surprise. You can pick up a copy of the 2-CD holiday collection, Ornamental, from Projekt Records.

Interviews

Inside the Machine Interview with Anji Bee

Anji Bee is the featured artist on the second episode of Inside The Machine, the new audio show of Nicholas Young, founder of Original Machine. She and Nicholas sat down for an hour long interview on Skype, which actually went a bit longer as the two enjoyed their discussion of independent music, radio, podcasting, and fine arts so much. The show revolves around the back stories of 4 of Anji’s songs, “Love Me Leave Me,” “Hand In Hand,” “Love Will Turn Your Head Around,” and “Put Some Music On (Intensity of Sound Retro Funk Mix),” all of which are included in full on the show.

2017 UPDATE: This station is now defunct, but this artist feature i archived on the Internet Archive account: AnjiBeeOnInsideTheMachine

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