Kaipa, who were first formed in 1973, and went on to become legendary within the Swedish music scene and further afield, here they return with their 15th studio album Sommargryningsljus. This is the follow up to their last release Urskog…
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Eivør, a native of the Faroe Islands is a prolific artist having released eleven albums to date, with her debut solo album at the young age of sixteen. I personally became aware of her music when I reviewed her Live…
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Nordic Giants who are well known for their immersive live performances and their mysterious stage presence have decided to release an early years’ compilation called Origins. The album collects the band’s first recordings, A Tree As Old As Me EP,…
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Norway’s Elephant9 return with a new album, guaranteed to pique your interest, and this is certainly the case for me having been on a writing hiatus due to the loss of my great friend and TPA editor Jez Rowden. So,…
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Peter Hammill is in my opinion, one of the giants of music, highly influential throughout nearly all genres with a huge catalogue, be it solo, with Van der Graaf Generator or in collaboration with other artists. These two albums, originally…
View More Peter Hammill – In A Foreign Town / Out of Water 2023
It appears that Hedvig Mollestad is on a bit of a creative streak, with past releases including three solo albums and seven with the Hedgvig Mollestad trio (who are still active). She is now introducing a new and exciting trio,…
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Jordsjø return with their fourth studio album. The duo are inspired by Scandinavian folklore, via jazz and early British prog, but that said, over their previous albums they have forged a unique sound of their own. The band made a…
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These days, there is often debate on the many social platforms out there as to which group or artist is the most underappreciated, one that is often overlooked and should be more widely known. Maybe Magnum would be named in…
View More Magnum – Great Adventures: The Jet Years 1978 – 1983
Soft Machine are best known – or should be – as being one of the originators of electric jazz/rock going back as far as early 1969. They were continually creative within their songwriting and in the live arena, inventive, forward…
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The classic line-up of Asia (Geoff Downes, Steve Howe, Carl Palmer and John Wetton) got back together to release this reunion album in 2008, but what we have here is its first ever release on vinyl. As everyone will be…
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