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Legendary elder statesmen of post-punk Echo & The Bunnymen are blowing back into the scene with The Fountain, a shimmering, pop-addled descent into atmospheric, nu-melodic depths. "Proxy," heard here first, finds frontman Ian McCulloch and guitarist Will Sergeant at their most massively boppable—trading singalong duties like fresh-faced newbies whilst clanging their instruments with the skills possessed only by 30-year vets. Next up: their kick-off show at Coachella, before a string of just-announced tour dates across the country.