Quartz

"The self-declared pioneers of “mascara moshpit music,” Ekko Astral’s thunderous, goth-tinged sound will immediately bewitch you: a combination of garage, early emo, and ear-splitting noise rock influences channeled through unyielding energy. But it’s Holzman’s lyrics and demanding lead vocals that turn an already-enticing formula into something striking; her words are unsparing, tackling the triumphs and trials of living as a trans woman with a cutting sense of sarcasm and wit. Holzman wrote the EP during the early months of her gender transition, stuck at home during a pandemic and an unprecedented media fixation against trans livelihood." - Bailey Davis, Riot Fest "Ekko Astral details the intricacies of gender transition alongside infectious, pummeling beats and razor-blade guitar lines. Their impending debut EP, QUARTZ ... proves a natural refinement of the group’s sound, a harmony of vision and execution few can properly pull off in a debut." - Mathilda Hallstrom, All the Right Notes