Echoes in the Night was the album for all those fans who had been waiting eight years for a Procol Harum reunion. In addition to Gary Brooker's singing and keyboard work, it featured Procol organist Matthew Fisher, lyricist Keith Reid, and drummer B.J. Wilson…

The Slow Readers Club are one of those bands whose records make you wish you were at a gig. Their music is tailor made for the live arena – soaring synths, effects-laden guitars, driven bass and impassioned vocals, perfect for being mirrored back by thousands of fans…

A gossamer collection of tranquillised and dissociated material from the perennially underrated and consistently excellent Natalie Beridze, curling her distinctive vocals like incense smoke around faded pads and processed field recordings >> highly recommended if yr into Cucina Povera, Nozomu Matsumoto, Ernest Hood, Hiroshi Yoshimura, 'Tragedy'-era Julia Holter…

Norwegian guitarist Thomas Dahl's primary project is the Skydive Trio with bassist Mats Eilertsen and drummer Olavi Louhivuouri. The trio is an off-shoot of a quintet of the same name that includes tenor saxophonist Tore Brunborg and pianist Alexi Tuomarila. Sun Sparkle is the second release from the smaller group whose sound, like the album title, reflects ideas from both familiar and eclectic musical worlds…

The German prog metallers of Vanden Plas already have two live albums in their portfolio and now a new record is added with ‘Live & Immortal’. This album was recorded on December 30, 2016 at Kammgarn in Kaiserslautern. So it was a home game for the band and a good opportunity to record a live record in front of an enthusiastic audience…

Thousand Foot Krutch has always been one of those bands that displays copious amounts of potential to fans, then seems to let them down in the next breath. They were never the most innovative band in the scene, but when their third and highly underrated effort The Art Of Breaking hit the shelves in 2005, there was a flash of potential for more…