NICK FLETCHER (UK) A Longing for Home

Fast on the heels of the universally received and praised 2023 album “Quadrivium”, Sheffield born Nick Fletcher elevates his craft on an immediate follow-up that will keep the prog crowd smiling in rapt delight. Having worked with John Hackett, whose famous brother...

NINE STONES CLOSE (UK) Adventures in Anhedonia

Barely 3 months after the release of their long-awaited return to form “Diurnal” album, Nine Stones Close keeps the prog foot on the prog pedal by launching an immediate follow-up that offers a darker, starker and heartfelt musical view on immortality, death, grief...

TEODICEA (ITALY) Il Mondo Esausto

Attention piano lovers! Début album from the first keyboard player Enrico Filippi from fellow Italian group Aliante (whom I happen to adore), venturing off into a new project by adding an athletic rhythm section composed of Jacopo Morandi on bass as well as drummer...

PATRICK BROGUIERE (France) Destinations

Like many among seasoned prog writers, the Rogue has compiled over the last half century (time flies) a colossal collection that is comprised of MOST of the top 2 tiers in terms of fame, which should not be surprising. But what may be shocking for some, is that there...

RUBY DAWN (UK) Blood on Water

This delectable UK band was among the top 25 recordings for 2023’s PROG ROGUE list, a very rare event for a debut release, as “Beyond Tomorrow “just stunned many a prog reviewer into complete agreement. Four veteran and highly gifted musicians who had us pundits...

ODDLEAF (FRANCE) Where Ideal and Denial Collide

A debut album with a title like that will definitely get the Rogue’s attention, and as transatlantic telepathic waves often work well, the band contacted this writer for a review of their impending release. Oddleaf has been working on this work for over 4 years, a...