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Review – Last Ark Out – Lift
“Vancouver/EU based collective Last Ark Out presents their sophomore album ‘Lift’, featuring a host of high-profile North American guests including Larnell Lewis (Snarky Puppy, Quincy Jones, Kurt Elling), Sarah Thawer (Jacob Collier, A. R. Rahman, Jon Batiste) and Sasha Berliner (Christian McBride, Tyshawn Sorey). With intricate songwriting and virtuosity across a breadth of instruments sharing…
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Dim Gray – Murals – New Single Out 15.3.24 – mixed by Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief
Having returned triumphant from their European tour as guests of prog behemoths Big Big Train in late 2023, Norwegian art rock/pop act Dim Gray immediately began work on what will become their third album. The first result of their latest recordings is their new single, Murals, a song that packs plenty of punch with the…
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Review Catalyst*R – Pace of Change – by John Wenlock-Smith
This review is for the recently released second album from Catlyst*R entitled ‘Pace of Change’. On this release we see a continued progression in their sound and ethos, with a good mixture of song lengths (three epic and four shorter tracks) which, all taken together, form an impressive sophomore release. The album is not afraid…
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Interview With Nick Fletcher
I sat down with fellow Yorshireman, and all round good egg, Nick Fletcher to talk about all things music. We discuss how it all started, his influences, his latest album ‘Quadrivium’ and the current state of the music industry and it sounds like two mates talking in the pub. However, I can confirm that no…
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The Tangent (For One) announce new studio album To Follow Polaris; launch first single The North Sky?
To Follow Polaris? is a new “full on” Progressive Rock album by The Tangent, set to be released on the 10th May 2024 (InsideOutMusic). That’s not necessarily a surprise, that’s what the band are known for. But at the same time, it’s something else too. As Andy jokes, playing on the Jaws strapline, he says “well this time it’s actually…
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Review – Jo Beth Young – Broken Spells
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OVERHEAD, THE ALBATROSS RETURN WITH NEW TRACK YOUR LAST BREATH?
IRISH POST ROCK QUARTET TO RELEASE SOPHOMORE ALBUM THIS MAY Ireland’s Overhead, The Albatross return with the colossal and expansive new track Your Last Breath, out March 7 via Nice Weather for Airstrikes. A sprawling piece experimenting with elements of Prog, Math, Dance and what the band are already well loved for: Post Rock. Subtly…
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Wheel announce third studio album Charismatic Leaders; launch first single Empire? & European tour dates
Anglo-Finnish progressive metallers Wheel are pleased to announce the release of their much-anticipated third studio album Charismatic Leaders on the 3rd May 2024 (InsideOutMusic). The album was meticulously crafted to meet Wheel’s ever-heightening benchmarks and recording with engineers/co-producers Daniel Bergstrand and Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah) stretched from August to December 2023. The end result, mixed by Forrester Savell, has…
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China based Progressive quartet OU announces sophomore album,? II: Frailty, starts Pre-Order and releases new single for title track ? Frailty?
The Chinese Progressive Metal Band OU (pronunciation: ?O?) is set to unleash their mesmerizing sound in their upcoming sophomore album, II: Frailty. Co-produced, mixed and feat. Devin Townsend. Their newest track “ Frailty” describes how life unfolds, drop by drop, as a fleeting thread in the ticking dance of time. Let OU navigate you through the depths of Progressive…