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“He may be alluding to life, the universe or a balance sheet, for all the listener knows”: The 1980 album that brought G...

Inspired by King Crimson and T. Rex, and led by a quickly-disillusioned synth pioneer, this band didn’t want your name – just your number

“Sounds of the universe crying”: This pop icon’s label wanted a pop solo album. He gave them a prog record instead. Whic...

Maybe the fact that King Crimson’s Robert Fripp had been hired to produce and play on the 1977 project was enough to scare the suits

"The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy" by The Claypool Lennon Delirium

ATO RecordsProducers: Les Claypool, Sean Ono Lennon Wanna get weird? This pair does. Well, that’s always been true, but this album is their best yet. A meditation on the perils of...

The Best Albums From Progressive Rock's Iconic Artists

The most essential recordings from the bands that took it to the limit. Continue reading…

The Only Opening Songs on an Album

“This here banger should grab your attention.” “This semi-banger should alert your attention before the second track really grabs your attention.” “Slowwwwwww fade in.” “Honestly,...

Theatrical Rock Duo HeyBobby! Build a Complete Cinematic Universe With Debut Album ‘The Unclouding of Otilla Vanilla’

HeyBobby! have arrived with something genuinely ambitious. ‘The Unclouding of Otilla Vanilla’ is out now, a 12-track rock opera from the duo of Gina Del Vecchio and Bobby Peek that...

C.M. James Releases Story Album Don’t Label Me, Blending Music and Narrative

Blending music and storytelling, this 25-track project unfolds as a continuous narrative through songs and skits across multiple genres. The post C.M. James Releases Story Album Do...

“Weird Al” Yankovic Broadway Musical in the Works

Dare to Be Stupid’s soundtrack will be comprised of parody songs from throughout Yankovic’s extensive spoof oeuvre

“They’d always played fast and loose with traditional song structures. This album pushed it even further”: Big Country w...

1984 release tackled issues of the day cleverly and with incredible musicality

35 Double Albums That Matter

When twice the amount of music really matters. Continue reading…

Reetoxa – Soliloquy   

"A double album born from lockdown, obsession, and hospitalisation — Melbourne's finest hour arrives battered, brilliant, and utterly uncompromising." Nobody sets out to make a gre...

Is This Pink Floyd Theory Cosmic Coincidence or Something Hilariously Prophetic on Roger Waters’ Part?

This 2002 Album by a 1970s Cult Rocker Was an Eerie Foreshadowing of His Terminal Diagnosis Months Later

He gave his doctor a copy of the album following his terminal diagnosis. The post This 2002 Album by a 1970s Cult Rocker Was an...

This 2002 Album by a 1970s Cult Rocker Was an Eerie Foreshadowing of His Terminal Diagnosis Months Later

He gave his doctor a copy of the album following his terminal diagnosis. The post This 2002 Album by a 1970s Cult Rocker Was an...

A Floor Below – The Asylum

**By the time A Floor Below have finished with you, you will not be entirely sure which side of the walls you are on. That is precisely the point.** The concept album has always be...

Live! 50th Anniversary Edition

Originally released as a seven-track LP due to vinyl’s limitations, the 50th Anniversary Edition of Robin Trower’s Live! presents the Stockholm show’s complete setlist, as original...

What are concept albums, and why do they matter for artists today?

Discover how a strong album concept can help your music stand out in a crowded streaming world. The post What are concept albums, and why do they matter for artists today? appeare...

Captain Capone builds a universe worth exploring with new album, "Fantasy Land"

"Fantasy Land" is a melodic trap album and one of Captain Capone's most daring steps into creative territory. The project wrestles with escapism, identity, and the thin line betwee...

“Weird Al” Broadway Musical In The Works

Have you ever wondered why there's no "Weird Al" Broadway musical in the works? Well, now there is! According to Playbill, Dare To Be Stupid (titled after his 1985 album) is offici...

Xiu Xiu Made an Album Based on David Lynch’s Eraserhead

Jamie Stewart and Angela Seo’s ongoing concert concept gets the studio treatment

Ween Cover the Rolling Stones On Expanded 'Country Greats' Album

This is the third archival release from the band so far this year. Continue reading…

11 Prog Rock Bands Whose Second Album Is Their Best

Some fans say Curved Air, Nektar and Gentle Giant should be here. Are they? Continue reading…

Track by track: Mick Flannery's double album and stage musical The House Must Win

Mick Flannery’s The House Must Win is the ninth studio album from the Cork singer-songwriter. It’s his first…

5 Surprisings Facts About Joni Mitchell’s ‘The Hissing Of Summer Lawns’

There are albums that define a moment, and then there are albums that define an artist. Joni Mitchell’s seventh studio record, ‘The Hissing of Summer Lawns’, released in November 1...