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Beyond Man and Time
RPWL
Beyond Man and Time gives RPWL's melodic progressive rock a broad, ambitious setting. The music is built around patient arrangements, expressive guitar and layers of keyboards…
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Freedom Highway
Rhiannon Giddens
Freedom Highway connects the weight of history to music that remains full of movement. Rhiannon Giddens draws on folk, blues, gospel and more recent sounds, using them to tell…
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Dispose
The Plot In You
Dispose shifts The Plot In You towards a more electronic and melodic sound. Heavy guitars remain part of the picture, but the main focus is Landon Tewers' voice and the space …
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Octopus
Gentle Giant
Octopus puts a wide range of musical ideas into a compact progressive rock album. Gentle Giant move between harder guitar playing, intricate vocal parts, folk detail and quiet…
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To Only a Few At First
Royal Coda
To Only a Few At First gives Royal Coda's busy post-hardcore a clear centre. The guitars are quick and colourful, the rhythms keep changing shape, and Kurt Travis moves betwee…
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Juturna
Circa Survive
Juturna builds its identity from restless guitars, detailed drumming and Anthony Green's unusually high voice. Circa Survive make the music feel unsettled even when a melody i…
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Rustin’ in the Rain
Tyler Childers
Rustin' in the Rain covers a useful amount of ground in less than half an hour. Tyler Childers moves between lively country rhythms, gospel touches and open-hearted ballads, k…
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'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! gives Godspeed You! Black Emperor's return a clear musical purpose. The Montreal collective build large instrumental pieces from guitars, strin…
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Soul
Eric Church
Soul lets Eric Church's band settle into a looser groove. Country remains part of the singing and writing, but funk, gospel and warmer rock textures shape much of the music. T…
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13 Ways to Bleed on Stage
Cold
13 Ways to Bleed on Stage keeps its darker mood close to the surface. Cold combine heavy guitar arrangements with Scooter Ward's low, rough singing, using melody to give the w…
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Faster
Samantha Fish
Faster takes Samantha Fish's guitar-led songs into a brighter, more produced setting. Blues remains part of the sound, but pop rhythms, electronic touches and soul melodies sh…
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Land of the Midnight Sun
Al Di Meola
Land of the Midnight Sun introduces Al Di Meola as a bandleader with ideas beyond fast guitar playing. The album combines electric jazz, rock and Latin rhythms, then makes roo…
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(How to Live) As Ghosts
10 Years
10 Years keep the guitars substantial and the melodies clear on (How to Live) As Ghosts. The Tennessee band’s eighth album brings Brian Vodinh and Matt Wantland back into the …
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Lowcountry
Envy on the Coast
Lowcountry gives Envy on the Coast a stronger rhythmic identity. The band move towards funk, blues and Southern rock, keeping the expressive singing of their earlier work whil…
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Black Market
Weather Report
Black Market makes Weather Report's complex playing easy to connect with. Funk rhythms and clear melodies give the music an immediate pull, while the keyboards and changing ar…
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Orion
King Buffalo
The rhythm section is a major part of Orion's appeal. King Buffalo's debut gives the bass and drums a firm place in the sound, allowing the guitar to move around them without …
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English Electric Part One
Big Big Train
English Electric Part One brings a wide range of instruments into a clear, song-led form of progressive rock. Big Big Train use guitars, flute, strings and brass to describe l…
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Inlet
Hum
Inlet makes its size felt through the guitars. Hum favour slow, heavy riffs that have time to settle, with smaller lead lines and Matt Talbott's understated voice giving the m…
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Aurora
Slow Crush
Aurora gives Slow Crush a strong starting point for their heavy, dreamlike guitar sound. The band combine dense distortion with melodies that seem to sit further back in the m…
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What You See Is What You Get
Luke Combs
What You See Is What You Get makes a strong case for straightforward country music. Luke Combs uses his rough, full voice to give familiar songs about work, love and drinking …
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Ellengæst
Crippled Black Phoenix
Ellengæst brings several different voices into Crippled Black Phoenix's dark rock, while keeping a clear identity across the songs. Heavy guitars, piano and trumpet create a b…
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Spectrum
Billy Cobham
Spectrum gives Billy Cobham's powerful drumming a strong set of musical settings. Guitar, keyboards and bass have enough space to build their own character, making the record …
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Every Sound Has A Color In The Valley Of Night
Night Verses
Every Sound Has A Color In The Valley Of Night gives Night Verses plenty of space to move between precision and atmosphere. The trio's instrumental core remains forceful, but …
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Passage du Desir
Sturgill Simpson
Passage du Desir introduces Johnny Blue Skies without hiding the Sturgill Simpson voice behind the name. Country, soul and softer rock share a relaxed musical setting, with gu…
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