Latest Reviews on Prog
“An elegant exploration of the abyss”: Returned To The Earth’s Stalagmite Steeple
Unhurried, dark and dreamy, their fifth album features smooth instrumentation and warm, yearning vocals
The Police’s Synchronicity reissue: proof three men who grate on each other can retain chemistry
Tension-torn trio’s final studio album extended with fascination under-construction demo collection and energetic live show
Joy, pain end where they began: Fish reissues Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors and Internal Exile
Extended editions of his first two post-Marillion albums mark his final releases before he bows out
“A showcase for wondrous mandolin and banjo… and the majesty and clarity of Maddy Prior’s voice”: Steeleye Span’s 50th anniversary edition of Now We Are Six
“A showcase for mandolin, banjo and Maddy Prior”: Steeleye Span’s Now We Are Six, 2024 edition
“Energy, invention, badass musicianship”: Beardfish’s Destined Solitaire vinyl edition
Rikard Sjöblom and co mark their return with first vinyl version of breakthrough fifth album
“Steeped in 60s folk and psychedelia, exponents of Latin American, African and Indian elements – rare for European prog artists”: Jade Warrior’s Borne On The Solar Wind – The Vertigo Albums
“Rare elements for European prog”: Jade Warrior’s Borne On The Solar Wind 3-album set
55 years in, there’s a dependable charm to the moderate ambitions of Focus’ Focus 12
55 years in, there’s a dependable charm to the way Thijs Van Leer keeps his quartet’s ambitions moderate
“A comprehensive celebration, impressively extensive”: Pallas’ Eyes In The Night 1981-1986
Must-have seven-disc set documents the Scottish neo-proggers’ struggle for survival and excellence
50 years on, Hans Lundin continues to produce rewarding music”: Kaipa’s Sommargryningsljus
Sole remaining founding member provides “summer dawn light” featuring entrancing vocals and an awe-inspiring line-up
Bookset edition of Jethro Tull’s Bursting Out: a huge improvement on previous reissue
Bookset series turns to the band’s first live release, which showcases Ian Anderson as zany ringmaster
Nightingale’s Nightfall Overture returns with live extras that add significant value
Updated version of Swedish prog metallers’ 2005 re-recordings comes with live extras that add significant value
“Extensive improvisations just don’t work”: Frank Zappa’s Live At The Whisky A Go Go, 1968
Seems like there’s a reason this live recording remained unreleased in his lifetime
“There’s a feel redolent of broadening horizons”: Devin Townsend’s Terria vinyl reissue
2001 release, inspired by his home nation, put the Canadian back on track after his previous misstep
Airbag expand their sonic environment on The Century Of The Self
Norse notables expand their sonic environment with an effective sideways step
“Jollity can’t undercut the music’s impact”: Marillion’s An Hour Before It‘s Dark Live
Pandemic-era masterpiece brought vividly to life with additional material.
“Songs given a greater dynamic range”: Nordic Giants revisit their past on Origins
Post-rock duo Rôka and Löki reshape their earliest tracks ahead of all-new album’s arrival
Pop tricks abound among the soaring vocals and elegant orchestrations of Eivør’s Enn
Pop tricks abound among the soaring vocals and elegant orchestrations of her heaviest album yet
