Tag Archives: folk rock

REFLECTION CLUB – Still Thick As A Brick

March 22, 2021

Madvedge 2021 Ultimate prog rock opus gets an ultra-tribute – reflected in, or rather refracted through, in über-aficionado’s perspective. There’s been many a homage paid to JETHRO TULL over the years – in the shape of single songs, stylistic figures … Continue reading →

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GRYPHON – Get Out Of My Father’s Car!

March 21, 2021

Gryphon 2020 With erstwhile tomfoolery taking a twisted turn, English mushrumps shift their shenanigans towards the future. This ensemble never took themselves too seriously – unlike their music which, for all its joviality, has always been delivered with sober virtuosity … Continue reading →

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IAIN MATTHEWS & THE SALMON SMOKERS – Fake Tan

March 19, 2021

Talking Elephant 2020 Folk rock wanderer finds a fresh wind for his neverending melodic adventures. More often than not, a sigh is in order when artists set to recut their classics in a studio, as opposed to playing old pieces … Continue reading →

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MATT SMITH – Being Human

February 19, 2021

6-String Ranch 2020 Texan guitarist and his coterie of kindred spirits tap into the soul of a person that cares. There’s nothing comically supernatural about this work, so any link to a popular TV series would be purely coincidental here. … Continue reading →

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ART OF EMPATHY – End Of I

January 24, 2021

Aenaos 2020 Belgian maven of bleakness returns with a new dozen of doom-laden paeans to eternal damnation. It took Jef Janssen an entire decade to begin roaming the Elysian fields of once again, yet the religion-tinged constructs he scatters across … Continue reading →

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