Io Echo have stayed busy over the past year since the release of their highly praised debut album Ministry of Love. As well as Ross’contribution to the original score for the upcoming Brian Wilson biopic and a Michael Mann film due for release in 2015, the band also composed a futuristic 12 minute interpretation of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Sound of Silence” for the Louis Vuitton S/S 15 Paris show. Currently they are in the studio working on their 2015 sophomore album. In anticipation, the band today release their new I’VE BEEN VAPING YOUR TEARS mix tape as a free download.

The 4-song mix serves as the perfect next chapter for the band, building on the clarity of their sound and goth inspired vocals, enhanced by dark electronic and R&B production. Notably the Tokimonsta-collaboration cover of Mariah Carey’s #1 hit “Heartbreaker” is a truly sublime interpretation of the R&B pop gem as a haunting ballad that bridges Ioanna’s ethereal vocals over an ominous and forboding beat that embodies the band’s unique sound. Most recently, the band have been collaborating in the studio with Doc McKinney, who produced the Weeknd’s House of Balloons, as well as Hugo Nicolson (Radiohead In Rainbows)

You can stream and download the mixtape for free here:  /ioecho/