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…
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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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First Direct Arena, Leeds 7th November 2024 REEF It is hard for any band to fill a support slot, especially when the main act happens to be Deep Purple. Most of the audience is there to see the ‘name’ and…
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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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St Matthias Church, Stoke Newington, London Friday, 1st November 2024 Billed as “An Evening With iamthemorning”, the idea of Marjana Semkina and Gleb Kolyadin, and their band playing their songs of death and pain in a church seems like a…
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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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City Varieties, Leeds Monday 4th November 2025 For some people, such as myself, The Police were part of the soundtrack to our formative lives. They might not have been our very favourite band but their songs were good and some…
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A new PsychoYogi album is a reason to celebrate as far as I’m concerned. Chris Ramsing and his band make music quite unlike anyone else, and yet it is instantly recognisable as PsychoYogi. Their new album, released last week, is…
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Williams Center, Rutherford, NJ, USA Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th October 2024 Occurring a week later than is customary, Progstock 2024 was welcomed by both a larger than usual crowd and unusually warm and sunny weather for late October. As…
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