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The Cover of The Overview by Steven Wilson, designed by Hajo Müller His Eighth Solo Album The Overview is Steven Wilson’s eighth solo album, released on 14 March 2025. It charted at number three in the UK, the fourth of Wilson’s albums (as a solo artist or with his band Porcupine Tree) in a row to …
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The Cover of The Overview by Steven Wilson, designed by Hajo Müller This is an analysis of the first half of Steven Wilson's eighth solo album, The Overview. For an introduction to the album, click here. Analysis of the second half of the album to follow. OBJECTS OUTLIVE US No Monkey’s Paw The opening describes …
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Steven Wilson. Image credit: Kevin Westerberg His Eighth Solo Album The Overview is Steven Wilson’s eighth solo album, released on 14 March 2025. It charted at number three in the UK, the fourth of Wilson’s albums (as a solo artist or with his band Porcupine Tree) in a row to reach the UK top five. On …
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Tuesday 1 October 2025 RNCM, Manchester Nearly 60 years since first playing in Manchester, Hammill is still a supreme communicator and a powerful performer **** 'The hits just keep on coming', quipped Peter Hammill early in his set at the RNCM in Manchester this evening. In 2013, when Guy Garvey interviewed Hammill for a documentary, …
The Cover of the Uncertainty Principle by Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate Malcolm Galloway is the lead singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard-player of London-based prog rock band Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate, with bass player Mark Gatland. Nick Holmes Music met with Galloway in London to discuss the band's latest album The Uncertainty Principle and …
My own response to King Crimson is one of quiet terror Robert Fripp (Die Zeit May 1995) In 2019, I heard that King Crimson had released an album called THRAK in 1995. The title reminded me of another great progressive rock band, the mighty Thotch who recorded their classic song Land of the Crab in 1975. But Seriously © Phil …
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2024 was a stunning year for Prog Rock new and old The Cover of Living & Alive by Beatrix Players The Return of Beatrix Players Beatrix Players, led by Ms Amy Birks, made a welcome return to the progressive rock scene in late 2023 with the release of their album Living and Alive. In 2024, …
Sunday 1 December 2024 The Fiddler’s Elbow, Camden, London An excitingly eclectic mix of prog bands perform to raise funds for an environmental charity On a wet Sunday afternoon in early December, intrepid prog rock fans and supporters travelled from South London to North London... and also from Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium - and …
The latest single from London-based prog rock band, Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate is taken from their eighth studio album The Uncertainty Principle due to be released later in 2024. It's called One Word That Means The World (Vasily Arkhipov). The band enjoy a high concept for their songs - their previous album The Light …
The cover of Spine, from which My Blood is Gold is taken. The Danish composer, vocalist and classically trained multi-instrumentalist, Amalie Bruun, released her debut album under her own name in 2006. In 2011 she formed the indie pop band Ex Cops, a duo, with Brian Harding. The band split in 2014, and she started …
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