Album Reviews – Page 202

Lee Abraham – Colours

It’s the time of year to look back at the previous year and the focus here is upon Lee Abraham’s most recent solo release Colours, in which he displays his love of AOR and softer rock. The last 12 months…

Coma Rossi – Coma Rossi

Every once in a while, you find a gem on CDBaby.com that you might never have found anywhere else. That is what happened with Coma Rossi. Formed in 2014, they are well known in Bangalore, India, where their self–titled debut…

Pymlico – Nightscape

Some albums you encounter have such an arresting sparkle, the impact immediately captures your attention and simply refuses to let you go. Nightscape is just such an album. From the very beginning you are unwittingly exposed to a captivating exultation…

Woolly Wolstenholme (& Mæstoso) – Strange Worlds: A Collection 1980-2010

This 7-CD clamshell boxset consists of Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme’s career as a solo artist and with his band, Mæstoso. It contains five studio albums, one live album, and a bonus disc of unearthed material, outtakes, and demos. I remember the…

Hammock – Universalis

The latest offering from the band who could easily have called themselves the Ennui of Despair (without so much as a smirk) proves yet again, that bands, especially post-rock bands, should focus on two things specifically: tunes and quality over…

Nova – The Intergalactic Traveler

Nova describe The Intergalactic Traveler as: “An audiovisual journey, through space and time. Inspired by the colors and shapes of the known and unknown universe, the trio wanders through the infinite expanses of the musical cosmos, exploring strange new worlds,…

The Bevis Frond – We’re Your Friends, Man

I first discovered The Bevis Frond around the time of their second album, the still wonderful Inner Marshlands. That was 31 years ago and since then the Frond, aka Walthamstow’s psychedelic elder statesman Nick Saloman and his trusty crew, have…

Glass Hammer – Chronomonaut

I had been aware of Tennessee based Glass Hammer from various festival lineup posters, magazines and such, but have never heard any of their music until their newest and seventeenth release Chronomonaut dropped into my folder. The band celebrated their 25th anniversary…

Rikard Sjöblom’s Gungfly – Friendship

Ever since multi-instrumentalist and mastermind Rikard Sjöblom called it quits for Beardfish he’s been putting all his energy into Big Big Train and his newest brainchild Rikard Sjöblom’s Gungfly, who’s sophomore effort follows close in the footsteps of last year’s…

TPA Best Albums of 2018

We have been spoiled by yet another year of exciting music and hugely enjoyable releases. The Progressive Aspect, in collaboration with Anthony Rowsick’s radio programme Prog-Watch, have collected together our “The Best Albums of 2018”. There may yet be some more delights left…

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