French progressive rock collective Nine Skies have been weaving their rock, jazz, classical and progressive influences for several years now – combining their acoustic instrumentation with deep, poignant and poetic lyrics. Their well-received 2017 debut Return Home looked at a…
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Devin Townsend talks about this Devolution Series of releases as bridging the gap, that gap being the hiatus from touring imposed by the pandemic, comprising four live releases to keep his fans entertained while he works on his next major…
View More Devin Townsend: Devolution Series #2 – Galactic Quarantine
Solo album number four for The John Irvine Band, the follow up to the excellent Metaphysical Attractions released in 2018, and the third album to be reviewed here on TPA. But just in case you missed the first two reviews…
View More The John Irvine Band – The Machinery of the Heavens
I do love this band. They are fun, musically talented, current occupants of planet Earth, but more likely from Zog. They still, in my opinion, wear their hearts on their sleeves, stealing styles and intonations from wherever they like, and…
View More Gandalf’s Fist – The (Re)Master & The Monkey
The Wring is the brainchild of guitarist and composer Don Dewulf from Ontario, and this album is the second release, as one might guess from the title! Don works at the metal end of the prog spectrum, and seems to…
View More The Wring – The Wring2: Project Cipher
The latest chapter in the endlessly fascinating musical chronicle of Damon Waitkus sees the criminally little-known alt-Americana exponent par excellence continue to finely hone his songwriting craft at the helm of the good ship Jack O’the Clock, and seemingly, much…
View More Jack O’the Clock – Leaving California
Kate Arnold is a multi-instrumentalist with her main instruments being the hammered dulcimer, violin, drum and vocal, often live-looped and put through real-time effects. The first three tracks here are Kate’s compositions with the fourth being an arrangement of Picforth’s…
View More Kate Arnold – Rota Fortunae II
Mexican progressive rock quartet make an impressive debut release – managing to show their musical influences whilst uniquely combining them in a fresh and approachable way. It really is one of the great joys of life when you suddenly discover…
View More Electro Compulsive Therapy – Electro Compulsive Therapy
It’s possible I have a reputation for liking bands and artists from way out in left field, but while I certainly know a fair few people who like prog but are not at all interested if it’s trying too hard…
View More Cronofonía – Cronofonía
Anyone was founded in the mid-1990s by American singer/guitarist/composer Riz Story, along with Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) and Jon Davison (Yes), in Laguna Beach, California. Hawkins and Davison left and were replaced by the time the band signed a record…
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