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Narrative
156/Silence
Narrative is heavy in a way that reaches beyond its breakdowns. 156/Silence combine harsh guitar patterns with uneasy electronics and stretches of tension. The approach gives …
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Eidos
Kingcrow
Eidos brings a measured, melodic approach to progressive rock and metal. Kingcrow combine heavy guitar passages with acoustic playing, keyboards and rhythms that can be intric…
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El Dorado
Marcus King
El Dorado gives Marcus King a different kind of space from the heavier playing associated with his band. His solo debut, made with producer and co-writer Dan Auerbach, puts so…
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City of Gold
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
City of Gold shows what Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway can do when the songs are shaped around a settled band. The bluegrass playing is quick and precise, but the record rare…
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Planetary Clairvoyance
Tomb Mold
Planetary Clairvoyance finds a convincing balance between heavy death metal and a broader, restless atmosphere. Tomb Mold make their guitar parts more complicated without losi…
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Omens
Elder
Omens puts Elder's progressive rock side firmly in the foreground. Keyboards play a larger role, the guitars have more space around them, and the band explore a lighter sound …
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The Rhinebeck Sessions
Spyro Gyra
The Rhinebeck Sessions gives Spyro Gyra more room to move than their polished reputation might suggest. The group keep their clear melodies and strong grooves, but the playing…
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Don’t Wake the Riot
Black Pistol Fire
Don’t Wake the Riot gets a lot of movement from the simple combination of guitar, drums and voice. Black Pistol Fire keep the blues close to the surface, but the speed and rou…
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The Light
Spock's Beard
The Light introduces Spock's Beard through four ambitious tracks that leave plenty of space for melody. Long arrangements, changing rhythms and busy keyboards place the record…
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Unfold the Future
The Flower Kings
Unfold the Future is a generous and unusually varied statement from The Flower Kings. Across more than two hours, the band move between large progressive rock arrangements, ge…
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Imaginaerum
Nightwish
Nightwish approach Imaginaerum like a film you should be able to follow without pictures. This 2011 album accompanies a film project, yet has enough changes of mood to work by…
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Raya
Pothamus
Raya builds its heavy sound from repetition, space and a strong rhythmic foundation. Pothamus leave the bass and drums near the front, allowing guitars and voices to move arou…
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Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?
Fantastic Negrito
Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? gives Fantastic Negrito's blues a wider setting. Funk rhythms, soul vocals, hip-hop and electronic details all play a part, with the songs moving …
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Redemption
Joe Bonamassa
Redemption gives Joe Bonamassa's familiar blues-rock sound an unsettled emotional centre. The songs return to regret, damaged relationships and the possibility of finding a wa…
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The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi
The Receiving End of Sirens
The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi moves The Receiving End of Sirens towards a denser, more atmospheric kind of rock. The singing still has strong melodic hooks, but keyboards, electron…
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They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days In The Glittering World Of The Salons
Swirlies
They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days In The Glittering World Of The Salons is as far from straightforward as its title. Swirlies let pop melodies, rough guitars and electronic …
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The Tower
Motorpsycho
The Tower gives Motorpsycho enough space to move between forceful rock, gentler folk and extended psychedelic passages. The scale is large, but the band keep finding different…
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Errorzone
Vein.fm
Errorzone rarely allows a comfortable moment to settle. Vein.fm move between angular hardcore riffs, abrupt rhythmic changes and fragments of electronic noise, with cleaner vo…
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Same Trailer Different Park
Kacey Musgraves
Same Trailer Different Park gives ordinary frustrations and difficult choices room to matter. Kacey Musgraves sings with a calm confidence, using clear melodies and lightly ar…
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Departure Songs
We Lost the Sea
Departure Songs makes a substantial demand on time and attention. We Lost the Sea build five long instrumental pieces around loss, endurance and the possibility of hope, using…
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Icon
Paradise Lost
Icon gives Paradise Lost's heavy guitars a clearer melodic direction. Nick Holmes relies less on a deep growl and more on a rough, understandable attack. The music consequentl…
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Mirage
Camel
Mirage makes a strong case for progressive rock built around melody and the interaction between musicians. Andrew Latimer's guitar and flute work closely with Peter Bardens's …
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Fortune Favors the Bold
49 Winchester
Fortune Favors the Bold makes a strong impression through Isaac Gibson's singing. His rough-edged voice brings soul and conviction to 49 Winchester's country-rock songs, while…
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Keep You
Pianos Become the Teeth
Keep You takes much of the shouting out of Pianos Become the Teeth's music, leaving the tension in place. Kyle Durfey sings through the songs with a worn, exposed voice, while…
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