Thank You From the Future is the very enjoyable second album from the Seattle-based quintet, Moon Letters. It is a fascinating amalgam of retro prog and rock influences with symphonic, jazz, blues and psychedelic echoes, but all mixed together in…
View More Moon Letters – Thank You From The FutureAuthor: David Edwards
Ebony Buckle – Disco Lasers
Don’t be put off by the title of Disco Lasers, folks! Ebony Buckle has produced one of the most beautiful, evocative and thoughtful debut albums I have come across by a female vocalist in any genre. Ebony has a truly…
View More Ebony Buckle – Disco LasersLobate Scarp – You Have It All
The old proverb that ‘Good things come to those who wait’ couldn’t be more appropriate for You Have It All, the superb second album from Adam Sears and his Lobate Scarp symphonic prog project. 10 years since the band’s debut,…
View More Lobate Scarp – You Have It AllSteve Hackett
TPA’s David Edwards recently had the great pleasure to be able to talk to one of his prog rock heroes, Steve Hackett, during one of those rare moments over recent months when he and his wife, Jo, have had some…
View More Steve HackettThe Mighty Ra – All Secrets Known
All Secrets Known is a highly enjoyable debut album of melodic progressive rock from The Mighty Ra. This new band of consummate and experienced musicians from South Wales show a vibrancy and synergy between them that has allowed them to…
View More The Mighty Ra – All Secrets KnownNick Fletcher – The Cloud Of Unknowing
Wonderfully vibrant and expressive second solo album from virtuoso prog rock and jazz fusion guitarist, Nick Fletcher – setting the bar even higher on this release. When Steve Hackett, no less, states that “Nick Fletcher is probably the best jazz…
View More Nick Fletcher – The Cloud Of UnknowingJourneyman’s Progress – Journeyman’s Progress Part One [plus interview with Steve Anderson]
Enjoyable and diverse instrumental debut solo album from guitarist and songwriter Steve Anderson of The Room. A journeyman is the term given to a craftsman who is between an apprentice and a master craftsman. It is therefore a suitably modest…
View More Journeyman’s Progress – Journeyman’s Progress Part One [plus interview with Steve Anderson]Malcolm Galloway – Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate
In the run-up to the official release of The Confidence Trick by UK progressive rock band Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, TPA’s David Edwards had the opportunity for an extended chat with the band’s Malcolm Galloway. Speaking remotely from his…
View More Malcolm Galloway – Hats Off Gentlemen It’s AdequateArt Griffin’s Sound Chaser – The Seven Ages of Starlight
If vibrant and expressive jazz fusion mixed with intricate instrumental prog rock is your thing, then the latest album from Art Griffin’s Sound Chaser, entitled The Seven Ages of Starlight, is not to be missed. The Canadian band, led by…
View More Art Griffin’s Sound Chaser – The Seven Ages of StarlightHats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – The Confidence Trick
Impressive and thought-provoking sixth album release from the eloquent and eclectic UK prog rock band, Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate. Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (HOGIA) are a London-based progressive rock band fronted by Malcolm Galloway (on vocals, lead guitar,…
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