Two albums over a decade apart, one band and a more or less intact line-up. Similar but subtly different, the earlier album Monument (2001) has Yes influences to the fore, some other styling but overall Yes with enough originality to…
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Kestrel – Kestrel
Kestrel and their eponymous debut album were, in the words of Dave Black, to suffer a series of disappointing ‘ifs’ and ‘what ifs’ and ultimately the blame for the lack of success of the band lay firmly with their inept…
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Finally a new album from Swedish band Beardfish (with apologies for the delayed review! – Ed.), following on from their 2012 release The Void. This latest album clearly shows that the band are continuing to develop an identity of their…
View More Beardfish – +4626-COMFORTZONEGodsticks – Emergence
Since 2009 Godsticks have steadily been building an impressive catalogue of releases but with Emergence they take their sound to a new level of intensity whilst still incorporating most of the elements that made the band special in the first…
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