For some, there’s always time for nostalgia. Some psychologists believe nostalgia serves a purpose, especially in our hectic, connected world. It empowers our belief in “the good old days”. It’s a form of escapism and who doesn’t need a bit…
View More Classix Nouveaux – The Liberty Recordings (1981-1983)
As seems to be the way with a lot of maturing extreme metal bands these days, French duo Crown have toned down the excesses and accentuated the texturing to come up with a work that can be readily enjoyed beyond…
View More Crown – The End Of All Things
You can tell that an unusual mindset is at the heart of this new album. Holes opens with a stream of consciousness sparked off by a hole in a solar panel that was deeply troubling Graham Browning at the time,…
View More Fowl – Humankindweed
The Emerald Dawn are a four-piece symphonic progressive rock ensemble taking their influences from classical, progressive, jazz, and folk genres. 2019 brought us their critically acclaimed – and deservedly so – third album, Nocturne, however 2020’s plans were shipwrecked by…
View More The Emerald Dawn – To Touch The Sky
In this update we feature: • Jon Gomm – The Faintest Idea • Kiku Latte – Fantasia [EP] • Sonus Umbra – A Sky Full Of Ghosts • The Guildmaster – The Knight And The Ghost • Deep Imagination –…
View More A Different Aspect #56
There has a been a steady stream of quite excellent Norwegian releases in recent months, including new work from 35 Tapes and Professor Tip Top, as well as hugely popular re-releases of Airbag’s discography on super-duper vinyl. The Norwegians are…
View More Caligonaut – Magnified As Giants
District 97 are a musical cognoscenti collective of polymaths playing in a unique style and are four studio albums in. Each one has built on the previous with last release, Screens, seeing the biggest line-up change yet. New boys Andrew…
View More District 97 – Screenplay
Wardruna’s fifth album has at last arrived, a long time in coming due to current world events. Since their debut album in 2009, they have seen increasing amounts of international interest and success, and this could be a major milestone…
View More Wardruna – Kvitravn
So there I am, doing a bit of snorkelling on the coast of Southern California, the sun penetrating down through the surface of the sea, reflecting through the waves above, bathing the water in a warm golden light. It’s another…
View More The Kelp Dwellers – Surfacing
Hailing from Hedmark, Norway, 8-piece band Meer play a mixed genre of music. Playing House is their fourth album, I have now listened in a variety of places – car, studio, headphones and through the iPhone – and I have…
View More Meer – Playing House