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Hemispheres
Rush
Hemispheres puts a great deal of music into four tracks. Rush combine the force of a hard rock trio with changing rhythms, long instrumental passages and carefully arranged ke…
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Upside Downside
Mike Stern
Upside Downside combines the direct force of rock guitar with the melodic movement of jazz. Mike Stern has a clear, passionate lead sound, but the music does more than provide…
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What Else Can She Do
Kaitlin Butts
What Else Can She Do is short, but it has a clear purpose. Kaitlin Butts follows women facing difficult choices, using country arrangements that make room for both uncertainty…
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Cloudward
Mary Halvorson
Cloudward has a welcoming sound without making everything easy. Mary Halvorson lets a melody emerge clearly, then gives the musicians room to move away from it. The music rema…
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Let Me Get By
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Let Me Get By sounds like the work of musicians who trust each other. Tedeschi Trucks Band bring a dozen players into songs that draw on blues, soul, funk and roots rock, yet …
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Whirlpool
Chapterhouse
Whirlpool gives its dreamy guitars a surprisingly firm sense of movement. Chapterhouse use gentle singing and plenty of distortion but allow the rhythm section to direct the m…
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First Temple
Closure In Moscow
First Temple gives busy progressive rock a strong sense of fun. Closure in Moscow fill the songs with quick guitar movements, high singing and changing rhythms, but they also …
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Blow by Blow
Jeff Beck
Blow by Blow gives Jeff Beck's guitar the freedom to lead without making the rest of the band feel secondary. The instrumental music connects rock, jazz and funk through clear…
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Those Once Loyal
Bolt Thrower
Those Once Loyal takes little time to establish what Bolt Thrower do well. The guitars sound full, the rhythms move firmly forward, and the riffs quickly become familiar. The …
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Insider
Amplifier
Insider pushes Amplifier towards a heavier, more direct guitar sound. The bass and drums give the riffs a substantial foundation, while Sel Balamir's voice tries to provide a …
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Ghost City
Delta Sleep
Ghost City places Delta Sleep's restless guitars in a world where nature has almost disappeared. You do not need a lengthy explanation of that story to appreciate the record. …
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The Yes Album
Yes
The Yes Album makes complicated playing feel welcoming. Steve Howe's guitar adds folk, country and harder rock details, while Chris Squire's bass and Bill Bruford's drums keep…
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Lowborn
Anberlin
Lowborn gives Anberlin's alternative rock a more spacious electronic setting. The guitars still have weight, but atmosphere and Stephen Christian's singing often take priority…
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Folklore
Big Big Train
Folklore finds Big Big Train giving their detailed progressive rock a stronger connection to folk music. Strings, brass and flute add colour around the guitars and keyboards, …
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Boy Hits Car
Boy Hits Car
Boy Hits Car bring a more acoustic and atmospheric character to their heavy rock sound. CRegg Rondell's voice can move from a gentler delivery into a much more forceful perfor…
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Prologue
The Milk Carton Kids
Prologue creates a complete folk sound from two voices and two acoustic guitars. The Milk Carton Kids make the smaller setting feel generous through close harmonies and carefu…
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Platinum
Miranda Lambert
Platinum gives Miranda Lambert plenty of room to change direction. Across sixteen songs, she moves between polished country-pop, rougher rock performances and traditional arra…
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A Diabolic Thirst
Spectral Wound
A Diabolic Thirst has the aggression of a band with no time to waste, but places its best ideas carefully. Spectral Wound use extremely fast drums, sharp vocals and melodies w…
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Royal Tea
Joe Bonamassa
Royal Tea turns Joe Bonamassa's long-standing love of British blues into a clear album idea. Recorded at Abbey Road with producer Kevin Shirley, it uses heavy riffs, soulful s…
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Immersion Trench Reverie
Yellow Eyes
Immersion Trench Reverie gives you little room to relax. Yellow Eyes piles guitar lines together, keeps the drums working hard and places a harsh voice among them. Yet the rec…
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Known/Learned
Arcane
Known/Learned gives Arcane two very different ways to tell the same story. The Australian band divide this double album between heavier progressive music and a much quieter, l…
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Foxtrot
Genesis
Foxtrot brings the theatrical and instrumental sides of Genesis into a stronger relationship. Peter Gabriel's changing voices give the songs character, while the keyboards, gu…
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Night Time
Killing Joke
Night Time makes Killing Joke more melodic without making the band comfortable. Guitars retain their weight, the rhythm section remains firm and keyboards open up the atmosphe…
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Who's the Boss in the Factory?
Karmakanic
Who's the Boss in the Factory? gives Karmakanic's progressive rock a warm, melodic character. Jonas Reingold's bass is easy to follow, the keyboards have plenty of colour, and…
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