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The Greatest Mistake of My Life
Holding Absence
The Greatest Mistake of My Life gives Holding Absence's dramatic rock sound the songs it needs. Lucas Woodland's voice is large and expressive, but the album does more than pl…
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Vol. I
Hurt
Vol. I gives Hurt's heavy rock a restless, dramatic shape. Acoustic guitar, dense electric parts and orchestral textures sit around J. Loren Wince's shifts from quieter singin…
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A Place in the Queue
The Tangent
A Place in the Queue is a generous, sometimes overgenerous, collection of progressive rock. The Tangent stretch two compositions past twenty minutes and fill the space between…
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Gish
The Smashing Pumpkins
Gish brings a strong psychedelic character to the Smashing Pumpkins' guitar rock. The sound is heavy, but its appeal comes from the different layers and changes in intensity w…
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Dimensional Bleed
Holy Fawn
Dimensional Bleed makes its strongest impression through small changes inside a large sound. Holy Fawn still use heavy guitar and rough vocals, but electronic textures, softer…
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Heavener
Invent Animate
Heavener is strongest when Invent Animate let a clear melody guide their technical metalcore. The guitars can be dense and demanding, but Marcus Vik's singing gives the arrang…
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Alien Love Secrets
Steve Vai
Alien Love Secrets gives Steve Vai's guitar a direct, energetic setting. The seven-track EP has plenty of unusual effects, but the playing also moves through clear changes of …
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Ashes Are Burning
Renaissance
Ashes Are Burning places the voice and piano at the centre of Renaissance's progressive rock. Annie Haslam's clear singing gives the music much of its character, while John To…
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Inescapable
Godsticks
Inescapable combines the heavy rhythms of Godsticks with a stronger emphasis on melody. The guitars can be sharp and forceful, but the arrangements also leave room for a more …
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English Electric Part Two
Big Big Train
English Electric Part Two develops Big Big Train's blend of progressive rock, folk detail and orchestral colour with a confident set of songs. Its stories return to England's …
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The Fall Of Hearts
Katatonia
The Fall Of Hearts gives Katatonia's dark melodies more room to change. The Swedish band move between heavy guitar passages, quieter acoustic playing and detailed progressive …
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Death Is Little More
Boundaries
Death Is Little More gives Boundaries' metalcore a sharp balance between overwhelming force and clear melodic detail. The Connecticut band rarely reduce the pressure for long,…
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The Order of Time
Valerie June
The Order of Time gives Valerie June's roots music a loose, open atmosphere. Folk, blues, gospel and soul remain easy to recognise, but the arrangements let those sounds blur …
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De-Loused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
De-Loused in the Comatorium asks a lot from the start. The Mars Volta take the force of post-hardcore and send it through tangled guitar parts, restless rhythms and long stret…
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Abur
Pothamus
Abur gives Pothamus' slow, atmospheric metal a broader range of textures. Repeated bass figures, detailed percussion and layers of singing remain central, with the sustained s…
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Rouge Carpet Disaster
Static Dress
Rouge Carpet Disaster makes familiar post-hardcore sounds feel urgent again. Static Dress combine sharp guitars, frantic singing and large melodies with a strong sense of how …
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Scintilla
Nosound
Scintilla gives Nosound's reflective music a more intimate setting. Piano, acoustic guitar and cello create much of the character, with drums and heavier passages adding force…
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This Is The Warning
Dead Letter Circus
This Is The Warning makes a large sound from carefully arranged parts. Dead Letter Circus combine ringing guitar effects, restless rhythms and Kim Benzie's high, expressive vo…
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12th House Rock
Narrow Head
12th House Rock puts large guitar riffs inside a softer, less settled atmosphere. Narrow Head draw openly on 1990s alternative rock, but the contrast between weight and Jacob …
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Duck
The Aristocrats
Duck gives The Aristocrats plenty of room for their mix of rock, jazz and musical humour. Guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller and drummer Marco Minnemann work throug…
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Clairvoyant
The Contortionist
Clairvoyant puts atmosphere at the centre of The Contortionist's progressive sound. The guitars remain detailed and the rhythms still shift beneath the songs, but melody, keyb…
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Vital
Anberlin
Anberlin give their melodic rock a sharper electronic edge on Vital. The guitars and drums still provide plenty of force, but synths and programmed details have a larger role …
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Djesse Vol. 4
Jacob Collier
Djesse Vol. 4, released on February 29, 2024, marks the culmination of Jacob Collier's ambitious four-part project that began in 2018. This final installment showcases Collier…
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American Adrenaline
Kawala
Kawala is good at one thing: making happy, catchy tunes. And believe me when I say they did exactly that with American Adrenaline. The lyrics seem to be a combination of awe f…
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