Album Reviews – Page 154

Dukes of the Orient – Freakshow

Two years after releasing their exceptional debut, Dukes of the Orient return with their sophomore release, Freakshow. I must confess, I hadn’t expected there to be a second album as the release of the debut felt more like unfinished business;…

J. Zunz – Hibiscus

Last year’s De Facto was the fifth release by Mexican duo, Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, the third of their albums to be released internationally, and the first that I heard. It grabbed me immediately, from its jarring and bruising opener.…

Vulkan – Technatura

I don’t know if it’s something they add to the water supply in Sweden, but it has been a hotbed of great new progressive music for years now, with a seemingly endless list of new bands emerging each year to…

OHHMS – Close

Recently, ArcTanGent Festival posted on their Facebook page asking their followers what they thought the top five post-rock releases of 2020 were so far. There were a lot of familiar and expected names, but one I was surprised to see…

Jargon – The Fading Thought

2018, Islington O2, four flights of stairs – justice would have made me fit. I wheezed out the question to Jargon, defibrillator in one hand, oxygen mask in the other: What was coming for the following year? More Verbal Delirium…

Electric Mud – Quiet Days on Earth

I first became aware of German band Electric Mud from a review of their 2018 album The Deconstruction of Light on The Prog Mind. I was intrigued enough by the review, and impressed enough by the music, to buy that…

The Utopia Strong – Dreamsweeper

Sometimes, don’t you want to just buy stuff? When I saw this was out, I bought it without bothering to check anything, I thought it was a safe bet. I was expecting a studio album but was not in the…

Kalevi Hämäläinen Group – First Days of Summer

KalevIi Hämäläinen Group’s debut album, First Days of Summer, is one I’ve had for review for quite some time, yet have never managed to put down words for it. The one major reason for this is that every time I…

That Joe Payne – By Name. By Nature.

This debut from That Joe Payne seems to have been a long time coming. Since leaving The Enid, there have been singles and EPs previewing songs, teasing us almost, and he has been playing some of this material for some…

Alam Khan – Solace

I don’t think there can be many people who won’t agree that 2020 has been a tough year. Music has been my solace for most of my life, and it seems, especially so this year. In recent times, I have…

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