Echosmith: The Cool Kids
How a family of young musicians became one of rock’s hottest emerging acts.



DEPARTMENTS
- Songs from the May Issue - Listen to selections from Echosmith, the Pretenders, Al Green and more
- Fifth Harmony’s Inspirations - In this month’s Influences, we follow the sound of Fifth Harmony’s all-female pop group style back to its roots in one of the first all-girl pop groups, the Shirelles.
- Pretenders - This month’s Icon, the Pretenders, were defined by the leading voice (and attitude) of Chrissie Hynde.
- Notables: Mason Gainer - The guitarist of up-and-coming rock band Bad Seed Rising, 15-year-old Mason Gainer says there’s nothing else he’d rather be doing than playing guitar.
- Lesson of the Month - The winner of music competitions throughout Europe, Alessandro Carbonare is the principal clarinetist in the French National Orchestra