Strummer Music Reviews

[...] for Matt’s post rock ensemble The Fierce and the Dead (also worth seeking out). Relic (the title track) delivers a statement of intent that is unsettling in its complex simplicity. If that’s a [...]

[...] half and half. First part delicate, even beautiful, before another thunderous heavy outré. The title track ‘On VHS‘ is another astonishing piece. A mix of King Crimson circa Larks Tongues plus a [...]

[...] of Davies’ similarly beloved ‘Bloody Well Right.’ In ‘School,’ ‘Rudy’ and the title track, the band – Davies, Hodgson, John Helliwell, Bob Siebenberg, and Dougie Thomson [...]

[...] the iTunes platform. For this you’ll need to go through a 3rd party aggregator such as Believe, CD Baby or ReverbNation. Believe will put your music onto itunes and other services for free but again [...]

At the risk of sounding anal, an instrumental prog-ish (small ‘p’) album with interesting time signatures is pretty much on safe ground here. So, [...]

[...] Sean Filkins was previously better known as singer with Big Big Train on albums such as The Difference Machine. In fact it was through my discovery of BBT’s back [...]

[...] like the way synth and guitar harmonise on this album. There are shades of Camel, Big Big Train and Genesis. The slightly heavier neo feel has an American sounding aspect – Kansas or [...]

[...] album. Certain tracks seem to define a prog bands place on the map. The Underfall Yard by Big Big Train or Down And Out In Paris and London by The Tangent spring to mind. On Silk, Dropshard have 2 [...]

[...] is eminently listenable whatever your taste but if you want to discover the best new work in progressive rock, you simply have to check out this album. You can purchase a retail copy of the CD at Prog [...]

[...] had everything to prove, full of tunes that effortlessly straddled the world of pure pop and progressive rock. The LP eventually peaked at Number 4 on the UK charts and saw the band for the first time [...]

[...] Hear A Track From American Football’s Deluxe Reissue American Football to Reissue 1999 Self-Titled Album in Deluxe Edition [...]

[...] and Peace is one of those albums that makes a big impression on first listening. Its a thoroughbred prog album with all the necessary ingredients and very strong writing and melody. Cover of [...]

Ascension Of Kings is the 2nd album from North West UK Progressive Rock band Nth Ascension and the first to be released on the Sonic Vista Music label [...]

[...] that is good about Nth Ascension comes together in one stunning climax. This may not be the defining Nth Album but they are well on their way to establishing themselves as a real force in progressive [...]