Things don’t feel…‘quite right’. We know it. We sense it. And yet, when we try to articulate that gnawing, festering seam of troubled disquiet lurking beneath our every waking moment, there’s never one clear target at which we can point.…
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Imposter Syndrome is the debut solo album from John Wilkinson, the talented singer for Swan Chorus, who have released two notable albums. He also sang on the recent impressive Stranger Skies release by Italian Prog band, Ellesmere. John Wilkinson regularly…
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At the beginning of this year, I reviewed Patterns on the Window, which chronicled the year 1974 in terms of British prog, pop rock and pub rock. While I was disappointed that very little of the compilation could be deemed…
View More Various Artists – Lazy Days: The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1975
Drummer Colin Timpson (aka iCobbles) started writing songs between 1983-5 with the band XIX (signed to RSO records). After the band folded, an exciting career in accountancy beckoned, and it wasn’t until 2010 that Colin started writing again. He had…
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Many hearts were broken when, in September 2017, the Liverpool-based band Anathema declared an indefinite hiatus to their output. Since their debut in 1990, the band’s atmospheric, hypnotic, and intensely emotional music has resonated deeply with many listeners, and fans…
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Last year, Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius released the killer live album, Behind The Curtain – Live At Progstock. The CD/DVD was a perfect representation of the energy, talent and drive that the band puts forth in concert. Following up on…
View More Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius – Impostor!
Nine Stones Close released their last new studio album (Leaves) in 2016 and in 2024 we now have two new NSC studio albums released within the space of 4 months with Adventures in Anhedonia following close on the heels of…
View More Nine Stones Close – Adventures In Anhedonia | Diurnal
I’ve gone into doing this review with basically knowing very little about the artiste in question, other than I watched him play live with Porcupine Tree, 2 years ago on their Closure/Continuation Tour, and I’ll be seeing him again, this…
View More Randy McStine – Mutual Hallucinations
Sometimes the best things come in small packages, and that is the case with the new EP, Fram, from The Round Window. Despite only being three songs long and 23 minutes in duration, the Essex melodic prog rock band have…
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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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