It is Prog‘s model new Tracks Of The Week! 5 new and numerous slices of progressively inclined music so that you can take pleasure in.
Congratulations to Iamthemorning, whose stay 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 easy – we have collated a batch of latest releases by bands falling underneath the progressive umbrella, and collated them collectively in a single submit for you – makes it a lot simpler than having to dip out and in of assorted particular person posts, does not it? The thought is to observe the movies (or pay attention if it is a stream), take pleasure in (or not) and likewise to vote on your favorite within the voting kind on the backside of this submit. Could not be simpler, might 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 bunch of latest prog music so that you can take pleasure in.
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JONATHAN HULTÉN – DAWN
Fairly why enigmatic prog artist Jonathan Hultén is not an enormous star is considered one of trendy music’s nice imponderables! The previous Tribulation guitarist launched his second studio album, Eyes Of The Dwelling Night time, by way of Kscope in the beginning of the yr. Regardless of Hultén’s metallic previous, there is not any riff-laden fare on supply on his solo work, however moderately richly atmospheric and engagingly textured music that attracts the listener in. Maybe the gently reflective Daybreak may be a superb place to begin for many who assume trendy prog is all “blokes with huge beards sporting black” ( see ongoing Letters pages debate within the magazine for clarification).
“Daybreak was the primary track that was written for what would turn out to be the album Eyes Of The Dwelling 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 way 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, wherein case the candy piano-led, virtually poppy strains of Velvet Chains would possibly function an ideal introduction. The track is taken from the band’s 2024 album, Shining, which garnered the band their very first Finnish Grammy Award. Swallow The Solar will probably 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 best way, 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 may be a bit bowled over 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 will probably be launched by way of OOB Data in October, and sees him working as soon as once more along 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 only. 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 way of a daring fusion of musical types,” 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 way of Napalm Data on September 26
“The track, which is a slight departure from our earlier work, virtually ended up on our album Monuments,” bassist Alexander Örn Númason explains. “In the end, we felt just like the time wasn’t proper however quick ahead just a few years, we had just a few playthroughs, and at last we felt like we had been capable of do the track justice.
“This album could be very a lot about attempting out new types and strategies, and this was the right match for this numerous catalogue of songs. At this level in our profession, we really feel like we are able to actually strive fully new issues and simply permit songs to be what they’re with out having to stick to a sure type, and I believe it actually exhibits with this album.”
TERAMAZE – AN ORDINARY DREAM
Followers of workaholic Australian proggers Teramaze are almost certainly to hail 2015’s fifth album from the band, Her Halo, as being one of many best within the band’s ever-growing canon of labor. To have fun the tenth anniversary of the file, the band have re-recorded the entire thing, stay at Bakehouse Studios in Melbourne, from which comes this stay take of the epic twelve and a half minutes of An Bizarre 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 really 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 occasional. The pair will launch their newest album, Growl, by way 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 file for a very long time (earlier than Growl took over and felt far more becoming) – but it surely turned connected to this track 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 extremely enjoyable rehearsal/writing session (throughout which 4 out of the 9 songs from the file mainly got here out absolutely shaped suddenly) and simply immediately felt like a late summer season single, so issues simply labored out good – we took a band vacation to Vietnam as an alternative of doing a spring tour this yr, 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 track – he completely nailed it and we’re thrilled to lastly be capable of share it.”
