Before we ask ‘Where do we go from Here’ it may be helpful to first ask ‘Who are Abraham, Baker and Lyndon’?
Lee Abraham and Dean Baker are members of the Dorset based progressive rock band, Galahad, though the background of vocalist Andrew Lyndon is more obscure. Whilst this is a first release from this trio it is actually an album which was originally recorded in 2008, and developed from material first written in the 1990s. Dean Baker has been the keyboardist with Galahad for nearly 30 years. Originally this album was mainly recorded, Lee Abraham was the bassist with Galahad for 4 years, between 2005 to 2009, playing on the Empires Never Last album. He rejoined Galahad, this time as a guitarist, in 2017, and has been playing guitars on his own solo projects since 2003. Therefore, at the time in 2008 it appears this was a project in which Lee Abraham was able to display more of his ample guitar skills away from his bass work for the more progressive leanings of Galahad. Abraham, Baker and Lyndon describe Where do we go from Here as ‘blending pop/rock with progressive influences’. For some unknown reason this recording was mothballed for over 15 years until Galahad played live in Poland in 2024. Discussions with Oskar, the Polish progressive rock label, surprisingly resurrected this project and it has been recently released with two newly mixed tracks.
Where Do We Go From Here is an interesting mixture of accessible rock with progressive touches, adding a more ambitious sheen to the feel of the album. Opener, After the Storm is an atmospheric curtain raiser with child-like musical box tinkling and synths under a child’s voice intro, and then we are into a spacey keyboard start for Blind, which suddenly erupts in a brief shimmering guitar riff akin to the iconic riff in How Soon is Now by The Smiths. The song then slips into a smooth rock track with Andrew Lyndon’s insistent vocals, whose high register voice is reminiscent of Andy Sears of Twelfth Night ‘back in the day’. The song sinks once again into the mist of atmospheric keyboards and a keening guitar note, before it takes off with a characteristically rippling but brief guitar passage by Lee Abraham, prior to the return of the main theme. In contrast Lyndon’s strident vocals and a strumming guitar kicks off the decidedly grittier and jangling Hero Ways. Dean Baker throws in some orchestrated strings halfway through as this anthemic piece rises to a more triumphant conclusion with combined vocals.
The extended Alone is one of the main highlights of the album, with room to express more emotions with depth. Lyndon sings soulfully over gently rolling programmed drums and synth wash background to build the atmosphere. The first part reaches a crescendo and then a pulsing synth brings in a sweeping, swirling keyboard passage from Baker, which eventually drops in to an almost hymnal church organ sound under Lyndon’s emotional voice. The keyboard / synth wall builds and builds with some impressive vocal gymnastics from Lyndon, before the song recedes to a simple piano motif and a spoken emotional outro.
The musical box-like keyboard sound first heard at the beginning of the album returns in a tinkling start to Sacrifice. This atmospheric intro teeters on the edge of erupting but atmospherically resists that temptation, balancing on the edge for over 2 minutes until a drum/ guitar riff morphs in to a simple piano melody over which Lyndon almost croons emotively. Eventually the song opens out more expansively in the latter section before receding again. Sacrifice is a good example of the value of a band sometimes holding back – sometimes less really is more.
The sleeve notes tell us that each song tells a story, ‘some born from Joy, others from Loss. It is dedicated to those we’ve lost along the ways; their spirit lives in in every note, every lyric, and every breath of music shared here’. Such emotions are clearly soaked into every note of More than a Feeling, glacially opening with echoing piano, a synth drone and distant drums, giving Lyndon’s voice a great canvas upon which to express his feelings. This feels like a song floating in space, accentuated by Baker’s (and possibly Abraham’s?) cosmic keyboard section drenching the second half of the song… a song which really grows on you.
In contrast the synth pop of Cold feels rather lightweight. The following Wanting You is more earthy and acoustic, a showcase for Abraham’s guitar and Lyndon’s emotional singing, later embellished with string effect keyboards. The lush keyboard intro for Glow sounds more joyful, opening out hopefully with choral effects and a majestic guitar passage… a really uplifting piece of music. The following short All of Her Days feels altogether more elegiac with a soft piano seemingly over the sound of cawing birds and an indistinct woman’s voice. The main album ends with the more reflective title track with atmospheric, echoing special effects under an opening speech ending with Where do I go from Here? A simple piano motif welcomes us in, joined by Abraham’s acoustic guitar and Lyndon’s most expressive vocals on the album. The impetus and power grows and grows, developing into a flowing synth solo from Baker as Lyndon powerfully sings the repeated refrain ‘Where do we go from here?’ A classic Abraham guitar passage soars over the finale before the whole piece subsides into a gentle coda – a rather stirring end to a fine album.
The title may well be ‘Where do we go from Here’ but one must wonder ‘where has this album been’ all this time? Apparently Lee Abraham brought ‘More than a Feeling’ and ‘Glow’ to the table much more recently to replace two of the older songs, and they are two of the best songs on the album. This may partly explain the delay in releasing this album – maybe it just did not feel properly finished and needed something to give it that final lift for release? Whatever the reason, it is difficult to understand why it was shelved for so long, such is the general quality of the songwriting and performance on this melodic rock album.
Where Do We Go From Here may have taken a long time to actually finally get here, but it is certainly worth the wait. Let’s hope there’s more to come from Abraham – Baker – Lyndon.
TRACK LISTING
01. After The Storm (1:49)
02. Blind (6:02)
03. Hero Ways (5:19)
04. Alone (8:58)
05. Sacrifice (7:26)
06. More Than A Feeling (7:28)
07. Cold (4:04)
08. Wanting You (3:54)
09. Glow (6:26)
10. All Of Her Days (1:36)
11. Where Do We Go From Here (8:38)
~ Bonus track:
12. Wrong (3:55)
Total Time – 65:00
MUSICIANS
Lee Abraham – Guitars, Bass, Additional Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Dean Baker – Keyboards, Drum Programming, Backing Vocals
Andrew Lyndon – Vocals
~ With:
Jazz Baker – Reading of intro for ‘After the Storm’
ADDITIONAL INFO
Record Label: OSKAR Records
Country of Origin: UK
Date of Release: 17th February 2026
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Abraham – Baker – Lyndon – Facebook (Lee Abraham) | Facebook (Dean Baker) | Facebook (Andrew Lyndon) | Bandcamp (OSKAR Records)
