Isobar, Californian purveyors of instrumental prog fusion shenanigans are back, continuing their penchant for whacky track titles, and more sober and predictable album titles. Actually, who knows, they may do a Zeppelin and come up with an actual title for…
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After their expansive 2022 Prog epic EP Babel, Lesoir have returned with the impactful Push Back the Horizon release which definitely takes them into new territory. They appear to have swapped their more gentle ‘Prog’ and pastoral tones for punchier…
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Box sets can be a dicey proposition. As a huge fan of their documentary approach to an artist or scene, they can contain everything you need to know in terms of popular output while also addressing rarities and other surprises.…
View More Vanilla Fudge – Where Is My Mind? The Atco Recordings 1967 – 1969
Rosalie Cunningham’s latest album, To Shoot Another Day marks her first project recorded in her home studio, blending both analogue and digital techniques. The anticipation is palpable as we dive into her third solo album. This record, reminiscent of a…
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Julia Fordham launched her solo career back in 1988 and this latest release Earth Mate is her fourteenth studio album. Her back catalogue includes forays into the world of jazz, occasional collaborations and also songs for films, and whilst her…
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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
I love the term “Canterbury Sound”, how it conjures up all things ancient and terribly English. Unique houses going back centuries, gardens, a high-spired cathedral and walls of hedges and large plots of green spaces. Ahh, England. A controversial term nonetheless to…
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This is the second full length album release from the Sheffield-based band New Ghost, led by Chris Anderson, following on from 2019’s New Ghost Orchestra. In their Bandcamp biography they are simply described as a ‘rock’ group but the use…
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It is one of the most pleasing aspects of progressive rock music that it often takes time for an album to open up and reveal itself fully. I’m glad to say that the latest album by Dutch prog-metal band Dilemma,…
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Origin of the Storm is Lee Abraham’s first new album in three years since the impressive Only Human album, and finds him yet again displaying his excellent and distinctive guitar skills in great style. Of course, Lee has hardly been…
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