Showing posts with label Swirl 360. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Swirl 360. Show all posts

Thursday, May 14, 2020

"Stick Around" by Swirl 360

Led by twin brothers Denny and Kenny Scott, Swirl 360 had a brief day in the sun in 1998 when their single "Hey Now Now" topped out at #47. Surprisingly, nothing more from their radio-friendly album "Ask Anybody" made a dent on the chart.

It seems like a no-brainer for a song like "Stick Around" to have been a hit in the late 90s. If it had been, maybe Swirl 360 would have stuck around.

The brothers resurfaced under a new moniker called Echo Jet in 2008, but lightening didn't strike twice. It is another under-appreciated pop rock effort in the same vein as Swirl 360.


Tuesday, January 10, 2017

"Chemical" by Echo Jet

Denny and Kenny Scott are brothers who really know how to write a terrific pop rock song. They had some moderate success with their band Swirl 360 in 1998, but with proper support from their record label they could've been huge. Most of the reps who championed the band were laid off in record label mergers and the brothers fell through the cracks. 

Fast forward to 2008, the Scott brothers named themselves Echo Jet and released another album filled with catchy pop rock songs, any of which could have been a hit. Unfortunately, their self-titled record didn't gain any of the traction it deserved. Aside from moderate airplay for the song "Wave", no one has probably heard of them. You might know their songwriting, though, from artists like Click Five, O-Town, and Howard Jones.