Cardiacs

“If I find him haunting me, I’ll know I did something wrong”: How Cardiacs completed late leader Tim Smith’s album LSD

By Dom Lawson published 11 February 26

A brother who took over the band, a singer who struggled to keep the secret and a determination to do exactly what their late leader would have wanted led to the end of an 18-year journey

“Somebody threw a toilet roll at Peter Gabriel. He threw it back and it landed just below me. I had that bog roll on my windowsill for years!” Marc Riley’s prog world

By Rob Hughes published 15 January 26

Turned on by Genesis, Beefheart, Zappa and Can, the former member of The Fall and The Creepers continues to smuggle prog into his radio shows

Prog's 50 best albums of the year 2025

By Jerry Ewing, Dave Everley, Julian Marszalek, Phil Weller published 31 December 25

The prog genre has enjoyed an incredible year in 2025. Here are our top 50 albums of the past 12 months – did your favourite make the cut?

Debate: What’s the best prog album of 2025?

By Martin Kielty published 30 December 25

Steven Wilson, Dream Theater, Solstice, Cardiacs and IQ have delivered strong records this year. But what’s your number-one choice?

10 Cardiacs albums to listen to and one to avoid

By Dom Lawson published 2 December 25

Cardiacs are easy to hate, with music that's unfathomable at times, but for fans of the weird and wonderful there's nothing else like them

Tim Smith’s Cardiacs story will end with long-awaited final album LSD

By Rob Hughes published 5 May 25

Members of the band who influenced Steven WIlson, Radiohead, Opeth, Andy Partridge and more explain what they did and why it mattered