BFI IMAX, Southbank, London Tuesday 25th February 2025 In 1999 I walked into a Swansea record store and heard Steven Wilson’s music for the first time. The album in question was Porcupine Tree’s Stupid Dream and it had an instant…
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In 2024 the idea of releasing singles is an interesting one. Outside of the really mainstream artists singles aren’t released to drive radio airplay anymore. And realistically, no one is pushing physical products when it comes to one song these…
View More Vola – Friend Of A Phantom
When I heard that Beardfish were back together performing live, I hoped with all my heart that this also meant new music from the Swedish band. When I found out that there was indeed a new album in the offing,…
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Royal Albert Hall, London Wednesday, 30th October 2024 I can vividly remember watching the first ever episode of HTV series Robin of Sherwood when it first aired on the 28th April 1984. Nine year old me was absolutely captivated, not…
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“Every prog band worth their salt really should do a double album, shouldn’t they?” asks Frost* frontman Jem Godfrey. Not only has Godfrey crafted an almost ninety minute long double album, he’s also managed to link it to their previous…
View More Frost* – Life In The Wires
When you think of concept albums, as a prog fan you will likely consider works such as The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and The Wall, both double albums in all their glory. In stark contrast this concept album is…
View More Fixation – Speak In Tongues
It’s hard to explain what it’s like to struggle with your mental health to someone who hasn’t experienced it themselves. Twice in recent years a musician has managed to express the feelings it is so hard to communicate verbally, through…
View More Leprous – Melodies of Atonement
When it comes to post rock/math rock instrumental bands, none have more musical swagger than Northern Ireland’s And So I Watch You From Afar. They create the kind of music that makes you dig deep and find resolve in places…
View More And So I Watch You From Afar – Megafauna
I am a strong believer that it takes three full listens to an album to really have a valuable opinion of it. Some of my favourite albums of all time really didn’t land with me until that special third listen.…
View More Desert Twelve – The Last Dark Wood
It’s been six years since Coma Rossi burst onto the prog scene with their critically acclaimed eponymous debut album. For this second record only guitarist Gaurav Govilkar remains from that pre-Covid line up, and the five-piece has slimmed down to…
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