Well it’s taken a long time to finally be released, including an additional 15-week delay, but at long last it’s here, the 50th Anniversary edition of Genesis’ legendary concept double album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Bizarrely, it’s not…
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One of the most original and refreshing prog bands to have come along in recent years, The Emerald Dawn have released 5 highly acclaimed albums so far, each one advancing and building on the bands sound, without losing any of…
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Songs No One Will Hear is officially Arjen Anthony Lucassen’s fourth solo album, his first since 2012’s Lost In The New Real. Not that he’s been idle in the meantime. The workaholic musician has released projects under several band names,…
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Some albums insist on being felt as much as heard. Raphael Weinroth-Browne’s gorgeous cello-driven album Lifeblood lovingly nuzzles its way under your skin and whispers warmly to your soul, moving between passages of exquisite serenity and moments of startling intensity.…
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Cherry Red Records are the present curators/distributors for the Be-Bop Deluxe back catalogue, which compromises of 5 studio albums and 1 live release. The band had a relatively short life-span, with a recording career only covering across a 5 year…
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Undoubting Tomas is the brainchild of multi-hyphenate musician/vocalist/producer Thomas McKeown. Known to prog fans as the multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter with 1980’s Chicago-based Christian prog band Damascus, McKeown has also been one half of indie-Americana duo Shadowfields with vocalist Heather Humphrey. Looking…
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Releasing a live album after each new concert series has become standard practice for some bands: Steve Hackett, Yes, Marillion, and Transatlantic, to name just a few, have been guilty of this phenomenon for a number of years. But are…
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Music manifests in countless forms, each stirring emotion depending on the creator’s intent, the performance, and the listener’s interpretation. This is especially true of instrumental music, which, without the guidance of lyrics, invites the listener to shape their own narrative.…
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The link between music and the visual arts is a profound one. Although it deals with abstract sounds, music can vividly paint images and scenes upon the blank canvas of our minds as we listen. Capture Light, the outstanding title…
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Whilst a guitar is always pretty central to a Phi Yaan-Zek record, it’s been quite a while since he released an album where the guitar was the focus throughout. Well, the wait is over, as his latest musical outpouring is…
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