Tag Archives: prog rock

TRANCEND – Lilac

September 28, 2023

TrancEnd 2023 North Carolinian neo-prog novices seek proper darkness to prosper in. This Asheville foursome see their debut album’s title, emerging from its opening word, as “a metaphor for being in the perfect environment for growth yet constrained by living … Continue reading →

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SECOND HAND – Death May Be Your Santa Claus

September 24, 2023

Mushroom 1971 / Think Like A Key 2023 Bible black with all guns blazing: brilliant British band blasts their fable-bound album into eternity. A three-year pause between longplay platters seemed like an unusual interval for the late ’60s and early … Continue reading →

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TU-NER – T-1 Contact Information

September 20, 2023

7d Media 2023 Against the grain of logic as a way for a reason, a rhyme and a rhythm: intrepid explorers of time and space find a new angle to corner. It may seem strange yet, of the myriad ensembles … Continue reading →

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SECOND HAND – Reality

September 12, 2023

Polydor 1968 / Think Like A Key 2023 Gloomy assessment of generational shift from shoulders of the road towards the future in oblivion. Totally at odds with the colorful outlook behind the Summer of Love, this bleak album seemed to … Continue reading →

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THE ID – Disaster Movie

August 31, 2023

The Id 2023 Per aspera ad disaster and on towards redemption: prog veterans hit the rock of ages. This international team who made their purely remote work a point of pride have been driving their Freudian vehicle for nigh on … Continue reading →

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