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Review – The Tangent – Was
“Like songs built around samples of earlier songs, or cover versions that are more famous than the originals we build this map of our lives. My 1970s were all about the wonders of discovering music. Vietnam was on the periphery of my consciousness, and, like the lack of those phones at Knebowrth were later realised,…
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Review – The Tangent For One – To Follow Polaris
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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 – The Tangent – Songs From The Hard Shoulder
It’s always a highlight of the year when a new album is announced by seminal British proggers The Tangent. ‘Songs From The Hard Shoulder’ sees the venerable and much loved outfit, led by esteemed musician, and fellow Yorkshireman, Andy Tillison, releasing their 12th studio album and sees the band focusing almost entirely on their long…
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The Tangent announce new album Songs from The Hard Shoulder, Hear the first single The Changes?
The Tangent, the progressive/jazz-rock collective led by Andy Tillison, are pleased to announce the release of their 12th studio album Songs From the Hard Shoulder on the 10th June 2022. This album sees The Tangent focusing almost entirely on their long format songs or “epics” with only one song being less than 16 minutes long. Today, you…
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Review – Fish on Friday – Black Rain by John Wenlock-Smith
‘Black Rain’ is the fifth full length album from Belgian/UK/US outfit Fish on Friday, although there was a compilation last year called ‘Initiation’ that included a non album track (Wings) but acted as a fine introduction to this little-known band. I have been a follower of the band from hearing their first album – ‘Shoot…
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Review – The Tangent – Auto Reconnaissance
Welcome to the post-Covid-19 world. My day job has got ridiculously busy and I have not been able to write any reviews so I’m going to alter my usual in-depth method and just give things to you straight. The Tangent, the progressive rock group led by Andy Tillison, are set to release their 11th studio…
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The Tangent announce new album Auto Reconnaissance?
The Tangent, the progressive rock group led by Andy Tillison, are pleased to announce the release of their 11th studio album Auto Reconnaissance on the 21st August 2020. The follow-up to 2018’s Proxy, sees them taking the band philosophy of celebrating the golden age of prog, whilst bringing it to the present and exploring new paths for…
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Review – The Tangent – Proxy – by Progradar
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The Tangent announce new studio album Proxy?
The Tangent, the progressive rock group led by Andy Tillison, will release their 10th studio album Proxy on November 16th,? 2018. Recorded during the band’s tour with Karmakanic in 2017/18, which saw them with more chances than normal to work together on the record – hotel writing sessions, van discussions, soundcheck ideas – all of…