Latest Reviews on Prog
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
‘Flamenco motifs, fancy footwork and an over-the-top macho swagger”: Carmen’s The Albums
Three-disc retrospective illustrates the promise of a mid-70s band supported by David Bowie and Tony Visconti
“Documents a clamorous creative peak”: Edgar Broughton Band’s Gone Blue – The BBC Sessions
Four-CD collection covers the period 1967-73, including 32 unreleased tracks
“Superbly-executed… a shame they never toured”: Squackett’s A Life Within A Day reissue
The 2012 prog titans’ collab re-emerges with 5.1 Blu-ray surround mix included
Kati Rán’s Sála is a folk masterpiece years in the making
Dutch artist presents a folk masterpiece years in the making with help from Kristian ‘Gaahl’ Espedal, Mitch Harris and others
Marjana Semkina’s Sirin ought to be heart-shattering; but instead, it feels full of hope
Iamthemorning vocalist brings light to the dark in second solo album
“With one eye on MTV and another on film soundtracks, big choruses with star-turn assists are go”: Steve Hackett’s Feedback ’86 and Till We Have Faces vinyl remasters
Steve Hackett’s Feedback ’86 and Till We Have Faces vinyl remasters share some DNA
“Perpetually overlooked – right album at the wrong time”: Yes’ Talk 30th Anniversary edition
An untitled Trevor Rabin instrumental and an incredible 10-minute demo of Endless Dream crown the bonus elements of the 1994 ‘Yes West’ record
“Meditative passages, bravely expansive”: Bass Communion’s The Itself Of Itself
Noise and abstract beauty abound in a work that slows the world down to the point of being liminal
Maybeshewill’s remix of Fair Youth: Wrapped in Jamie Ward’s ambition to make it hit harder
Their fourth album returns, wrapped in bassist Jamie Ward’s ambition to make the music hit harder – although that’s not what the music itself suggests
