The Fountain

The Fountain is a feisty album of pulsating rock anthems, all centered around a grand, reflective soul-stirring ballad (that would be "The Idolness of Gods.") Echo and the Bunnymen was formed by Ian McCulloch in Liverpool in 1978 with guitarist and fellow Iggy/Bowie fan, Will Sergeant. 30 years later, in September of 2008, the Bunnymen achieved the ultimate musical triumph when they were invited to perform their 1985 orchestral-rock masterpiece, Ocean Rain, at Royal Albert Hall. The gig was reviewed as being "euphoric" and "transcendental." That the bunnymen are these days known as "legends" whose extraordinary musical legacy has inspired many 21st century musicians from Coldplay and The Killers to the Chili Peppers and the Flaming Lips, is in little doubt. Which brings us to The Fountain, a feisty album of rock anthems, Bowie-ish pop and even a grand, reflective, soul-stirring ballad. The Fountain was started in 2007 when McCulloch and Sergeant started working with several London-based musicians which resulted in "Think I Need It Too" and "Forgotten Fields." These songs were the basis of the album that they would spend the next year working on. In Mac's words The Fountain is "...the best things we've done since Ocean Rain."