It is Prog‘s model new Tracks Of The Week! 5 new and numerous slices of progressively inclined music so that you can get pleasure from.
Congratulations to Iamthemorning, whose reside clip of Chalk & Coal, from their upcoming Stay at St Matthias live performance movie and album guide, gained final week’s Tracks Of The Week. Jo Quail was in second place and Dutch prog trio Our Oceans had been third.
The premise for Tracks Of The Week is straightforward – we have collated a batch of latest releases by bands falling underneath the progressive umbrella, and collated them collectively in a single put up for you – makes it a lot simpler than having to dip out and in of varied particular person posts, does not it? The thought is to observe the movies (or hear if it is a stream), get pleasure from (or not) and likewise to vote to your favorite within the voting type on the backside of this put up. Could not be simpler, may it?
We’ll be bringing you Tracks Of The Week, because the title implies, every week. Subsequent week we’ll replace you with this week’s winner and current a number of latest prog music so that you can get pleasure from.
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JONATHAN HULTÉN – DAWN
Fairly why enigmatic prog artist Jonathan Hultén is not a large star is one in every of trendy music’s nice imponderables! The previous Tribulation guitarist launched his second studio album, Eyes Of The Residing Night time, by means of Kscope initially of the 12 months. Regardless of Hultén’s metallic previous, there isn’t any riff-laden fare on supply on his solo work, however somewhat richly atmospheric and engagingly textured music that pulls the listener in. Maybe the gently reflective Daybreak is perhaps place to begin for many who assume trendy prog is all “blokes with large beards sporting black” ( see ongoing Letters pages debate within the magazine for clarification).
“Daybreak was the primary tune that was written for what would grow to be the album Eyes Of The Residing Night time,” says Hultén. “With piano, electrical guitars, buzzing synthesisers, a lo-fi-inspired beat and online game references from the SNES period, Daybreak flows by means of themes of emotional renewal and transitions between life’s totally different phases. It’s a brief, melancholic journey that conveys a easy appreciation of existence itself, regardless of (or due to) its ephemeral nature.”
SWALLOW THE SUN – VELVET CHAINS
Doom-laden Finnish prog metallers Swallow The Solar are one other band who appear to be judged earlier than a chord has been heard by some, during which case the candy piano-led, virtually poppy strains of Velvet Chains may function an ideal introduction. The tune is taken from the band’s 2024 album, Shining, which garnered the band their very first Finnish Grammy Award. Swallow The Solar shall be touring the UK in December.
The band are understandably in celebratory temper. “We’re additionally extremely grateful to all of you who’ve supported us and listened to our music alongside the way in which, this implies the world to us,” they enthuse.
MARK TRUEACK – SHOW ME HOW TO LOVE
Followers of Truey’s work with Unitopia and United Progressive Fraternity is perhaps a bit greatly surprised by the soul and jazz tones of his new single, Present Me How To Love. It is taken from his upcoming new solo album, Journeys Groove – An Journey In Life, which shall be launched by means of OOB Data in October, and sees him working as soon as once more together with his outdated Unitopia pal Sean Timms (and with art work from Ed Unitsky, obviosuly). It is the primary in a deliberate trilogy of releases.
“The accompanying video, created by Michael Camlo, captures the essence and emotional depth of the one. In distinction to Trueack’s earlier work with Unitopia, UPF or Romantechs, this new chapter sees him dive right into a extra private narrative by means of a daring fusion of musical kinds,” say the label.
THE VINTAGE CARAVAN – CROSSROADS
Icelandic retro prog rockers The Classic Caravan have moved from that includes Opeth singer Mikael Åkerfeldt on their earlier single, Thinker, to flexing their prog rock chops on new single, Crossroads, which is taken from their upcoming album, Portals, which they launch by means of Napalm Data on September 26
“The tune, which is a slight departure from our earlier work, virtually ended up on our album Monuments,” bassist Alexander Örn Númason explains. “Finally, we felt just like the time wasn’t proper however quick ahead a couple of years, we had a couple of playthroughs, and at last we felt like we had been capable of do the tune justice.
“This album could be very a lot about making an attempt out new kinds and methods, and this was the proper match for this numerous catalogue of songs. At this level in our profession, we really feel like we will actually strive utterly new issues and simply permit songs to be what they’re with out having to stick to a sure fashion, and I feel it actually exhibits with this album.”
TERAMAZE – AN ORDINARY DREAM
Followers of workaholic Australian proggers Teramaze are most certainly to hail 2015’s fifth album from the band, Her Halo, as being one of many most interesting within the band’s ever-growing canon of labor. To rejoice the tenth anniversary of the report, the band have re-recorded the entire thing, reside at Bakehouse Studios in Melbourne, from which comes this reside take of the epic twelve and a half minutes of An Atypical Dream.
“Her Halo was the place every thing shifted — the sound, the tales, the emotion,” says guitarist Dean Wells. “It opened a door to who we actually are as artists. Ten years on, Stay At Bakehouse Studios feels just like the film model of our lives in music — uncooked, intimate, and highly effective. We captured lightning that evening.”
NYOS – SUPERSTAR
NYOS are an instrumental artwork rock duo, comprising of UK-born guitarist Tom Brooke and drummer Tuomas Kainulainen, who met after Brooke had moved to Finland and the pair bonded over a mutual love of noisy bands and low. The pair will launch their newest album, Growl, by means of Pelagic Data in October, from which comes the driving, off-the-wall sounds of latest single Famous person.
“Famous person was the working title for the report for a very long time (earlier than Growl took over and felt far more becoming) – nevertheless it grew to become hooked up to this tune regardless, and we’re excited to launch this one because the second single from the album,” the pair sday. This one got here out tremendous quick throughout a very enjoyable rehearsal/writing session (throughout which 4 out of the 9 songs from the report principally got here out totally fashioned unexpectedly) and simply immediately felt like a late summer season single, so issues simply labored out excellent – we took a band vacation to Vietnam as a substitute of doing a spring tour this 12 months, and filmed some footage with the concept it might be the fabric for our buddy Pietu to control right into a music video for the tune – he completely nailed it and we’re thrilled to lastly be capable to share it.”