Ioanna Gika Thalassa Pink/Purple Plectrum The three new songs on

The three new songs on SOMETHING TO REMEMBER are formidable additions to this oeuvre

I had to look at myself and understand how much I truly disliked myself

Washington presented a series of song sketches during the summer of 2018 -- one per week -- while the group practiced and toured their debut records

~ William Ruhlmann Released: 07/06/2018

Ioanna Gika Thalassa Pink/Purple Plectrum The three new songs onThe debut solo album from Ioanna Gika (FKA IO Echo), 'Thalassa', takes its name from the primeval spirit of the sea, a nod to the singer's Greek heritage and a thematic touchstone for the self produced 10 song set. Written in Greece during a period of familial grief and romantic dissolution, 'Thalassa' documents an unanchored soul facing nature at its most unforgiving. Gika's unique voice is laid bare, a beacon above the black water of dense, looming