83. Single Review of Look at You by Echo Page

Originally published on January 27th, 2025

About the Artist 

Nothing beats a hard-hitting grunge song. Today, it’s absolutely possible to hear the occasional grunge song but it’s typically classified as something else as the genre is pretty cemented to the 90’s as a staple sound of the era. But grunge lives and breathes still today, even if its name is buried in the past. Grunge isn’t just a sound. It’s not just a beat up fender punching chords through an amp with the dirtiest distortion. It’s not layering a ragged sublime tee shirt with flannel. Grunge was more than music. It was the voice of an era. It was anarchy. It was anti-establishment. But unlike the hippies of the 60’s, grunge would punch you straight in the mouth. It was cigarettes and skateboards.

Today, when I hear music tap into that vibe, I have a sort of spiritual awakening. It takes me back to listening to Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, and so many more. It reminds me that we are bad asses. We don’t take shit from the establishment. We fight for what’s right. 

Thanks to Echo Page, I’ve been reminded, once again, that it’s that time again. Appropriately from the state that we are not, in fact supposed to mess with, she is new to the music scene. Debuting in October 2024, she would release a sort of pop groove entitled Chutes and Ladders. A hint of Billie Eilish, Chutes and Ladders has it all: interesting chord progressions, dynamic transitions, and a killer bass guitar part. I particularly love the transition from the verse to the chorus. The song is fantastic.

It should come to no surprise that Echo Page has done it again. 

About the Song

Look at You is the second single by the Texas musician Echo Page. It released on January 22nd, 2025. At just over 3 minutes, it would be categorized as a pop-rock song though, as I alluded, it is most definitely reminiscent of grunge-era rock. 

About the music

Look at You has a mid-to upbeat tempo that isn’t in a hurry but is most certainly not a slow song. It comes in with a clean, layered guitar part that introduces the vocals. It does have a flanger effect but, is otherwise clean. The bass comes in with the vocals. As we transition to the chorus, the drums come in, and the guitar part throws on a fuzzy distortion. The guitar part has a similar vibe to Hole’s song Violet. 

Echo Page’s vocals are much smoother than Courtney Love's, however. Vocally, she sounds closer to Ritzy Bryan of The Joy Formidable, especially with the reverb and the chorus effect her vocals have. Echo Page likely layered her lead vocal part to gain the chorus affect. It sounds very good with this song. Also, her vocals are pushed out in front just the right amount. They’re not buried in the mix but they are in the mix. This was produced very well.

About the Lyrics

Lyrically, Echo Page uses very interesting plays on words and rhyme schemes in her writing technique. I will say, there were a couple of lines I struggled with hearing and I’m a little stumped on my analysis. But, I’m going to give it a shot!

“Look at you, your style is with the times. Look at you, you’re flickering the lights. Look at you, you color in the lines. Take my hand, just come with me inside.”

Looking at the first verse, I would say the subject is analyzing an object and they’re making the observation that the object “checks all the boxes,” if you will. I’m not sure about the line “you’re flickering the lights.” To me, that might imply spiritual. “Take my hand, just come with me inside.” IF the song is spiritual in meaning, this could be Gabriel at the gates of St. Peter’s, welcoming a spirit into Heaven? It’s a stretch.

“Oh, I see your feet; they’re fetishing of nicotine. It’s so draining, your blood it drips in shades of green. Are you the ghost, I’m seeing shadows every day. Are you still alive? Please don’t let us fade away.”

Ok, here, I am now taking two steps back. I still think we are dealing with a spirit/ghost situation but I no longer think this is a “passing on,” scenario. It sounds like it could be a haunt scenario. However, the first two lines, I’ve no idea how they apply. First of all, I’m not 100% sure I heard the first line right. The second line, “your blood it drips in shades of green,” when I hear green, I think of jealousy. Maybe the spirit is jealous of the subject who is moving on from their memory?

“Tiptoe through the grave. I’m feeling down, I don’t know what to do. Just wait it out, you left a nasty bruise. I feel the ground shaking beneath my boots. I’m filled with doubt - “

Here, I feel much more confident that we are dealing with death in some form. It feels as though the subject is struggling with the idea of moving on. Maybe they’re conflicted by their feelings for the object who is now deceased because the relationship was toxic in some way.

I think the lyrics are wonderful. It’s cleverly written and open to interpretation. In my opinion, that is how a song should be written.

Final Thoughts

I am very excited to hear more from Echo Page. So far, in her first two tries, she had put out very strong representations of what her music is and what it could be. She is not afraid to experiment with genres. She can cross the planes of genres and combine them. She is experimental. Her songwriting is intelligent. This bodes well for her future as a performer. 

Readers should hear this for themselves! How you can do that is by going to Echo Page’s Spotify page and following her! Make sure you listen to Chutes and Ladders and Look at You while there! Also, you can follow Echo Page on Instagram for news of upcoming releases, shows, or anything else that she might be clueing us in on.