Fifth Daughter "Stellar Season"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Progressive Rock, Folk
Label: Fruits de Mer
Format: vinyl
Release date: February 28, 2024
Tracklist

1. The Eternal Dance

2. Become Sun

3. House Of Ra

4. Forever Knowing

5. In Love With The Sun

6. Season Of Fasting/Call For The Equinox

7. Even Winter

Credits
Nicholas Whittaker (Diagonal)
James Howarth
   With
Luke Foster (Diagonal)
Dave Wileman (Diagonal)
Will Howes - ambient guitar

Description/Reviews:

“Stellar Season” is a very evocative and melodic album, well produced and played with a strong opening track introduced by a kind of wind chime soft percussion, wistful flute and gentle acoustic guitar before entering an Incredible String Band influenced vocal section (a connection also most evident on ‘In Love with the Sun’ and ‘Call for the Equinox’ with its haunting repetitive chant). The music has an effortless fluidity and a multiplicity of instrumental variation ... One cannot also help but recall to mind Jade Warrior in places. A special call out to Luke Foster’s impactful drumming which adds much to a magical formula that will transport the listener not only back to the intoxicating blends of prog, psych and acid folk of the past, but also into the future on its imaginary journey to another world.

Read the full review by Benedict Jackson at dimensions-in-sound-and-space.com

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Even Winter

Submarine Silence "Atonement Of A Former Sailor Turned Painter"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Ma.Ra.Cash Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 21, 2025
Tracklist

1) Majestic Whales

2) Les Mots Que Tu Ne Dis Pas

3) Limbo Of The Rootless

4) Atonement Of A Former Sailor Turned Painter

    I) Guadeloupe

    II) Port Of Spain

    III) Shango Orishas

    IV) The Floating Painter's Palette

    V) Chanson à La Lune

    VI) Port-au-Prince

    VII) Niet Vergeten!

    VIII) Self-Portrait For Two

5) Zena (Extra Track)

Credits

Guillermo Gonzales : Vocals & Lyrics

Manuela Milanese: Vocals & Backing Vocals

David Cremoni: Acoustic & Electric Guitars

Marco Croci: Bass

Maurizio Di Tollo: Drums

Cristiano Roversi: Keys & Additional Instruments

   With

Roine Stolt: Guitar (1)

Artwork & Visions by Ed Unitsky

Description/Reviews:

Embark on a transformative journey with Atonement of a Former Sailor Turned Painter, a progressive rock experience that goes beyond music—it's a narrative of courage, remorse, and the pursuit of meaning. This unique album stands out not only for its compelling storytelling but for its lyrics, which span in five different languages (English, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Dutch), capturing the rich, multicultural essence of the Caribbean's seafaring world.

The concept album follows a former sailor seeking redemption through art, where the turbulent seas of his past are channeled into brushstrokes that lay bare his restless soul.

Each song and story draws listeners into evocative realms: the camaraderie of the Leviathan's Dream Tavern, a place of meeting refuge and shared tales; the haunting Siren's Tooth Reef, caught between storm and calm, a limbo for souls who glimpse their own unrest; and the mystical Floating Painter's Palette, where art and memory merge in a wordless plea for forgiveness and peace.

This album is a sonic logbook, an invitation to navigate uncharted waters of dreams, regrets, and introspection. Let the music and storytelling guide you through this odyssey—a vivid exploration of human fragility and resilience, as notes and narratives weave together a tapestry of redemption and profound self-discovery. Each song is accompanied by a short story that embodies its storytelling, enriching the listener's experience and deepening the narrative context of the album.

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Majestic Whales  

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Tumbleweed Dealer "Dark Green"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Psychedelic, Stoner
Format: digital
Release date: February 7, 2025
Tracklist

1. A Distant Figure In The Fog (2:52)

2. Sparks Adrift In The Louisiana Nightsky (3:39)

3. A Plant That Thinks It’s Human (3:34)

4. Becoming One With The Bayou (3:19)

5. Dragged Across The Wetlands (2:56)

6. Dark Green (4:48)

7. Ghosts Dressed In Weeds (5:31)

8. Moss On The Mind (3:13)

9. Body Of The Bog (6:34)

10. A Soul Made Of Sludge (3:49)

Credits

Seb Painchaud – Bass & Guitars

Angelo Fata – Drums & Percussions

Jean-Baptiste Joubaud – Synths & Programming

   With

Antoine Baril – Mellotron, Hammond Organ & Keyboards (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 10)

Guillaume Audette – Wurlitzer, Rhodes and Church Organ (8 & 10)

Jocelyn Couture – Trumpet & Flugel Horn (4, 5, 7 and 9)

Loïc Roy-Turgeon – Trombone (4 and 5)

Zach Strouse – Saxophone (6)

Ceschi Ramos as himself (7)

All songs written by: Tumbleweed Dealer

Produced by: Jean-Baptiste Joubaud

Mixed by: Jean-Baptiste Joubaud

Mastered by: Harris Newman

Album Artwork by: Glenn Le Calvez

Description/Reviews:

The band's fourth album sees them expand their stoner/psych sound into progressive rock territory as they marry the retro sounds to a modern approach in an attempt evoke both nostalgia and progress, all passed through a swamped colored lens.

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Bandcamp
Teaser

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ATYPIC "APOTROPAIC"

Country: Slovakia
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: CD,digital
Release date: February 5, 2025 (digital), February 25, 2025 (CD)
Tracklist

1. UniGod (3:49) 

2. UnaXeptable (4:18) 

3. Mel N' Choly (4:12) 

4. Made Of Doom (4:15) 

5. Purposeful Lies (5:12) 

6. Parallax (3:48) 

7. Nazar Boncuğu (4:12) 

8. NanoSpace Disaster Pt.1 (5:06) 

9. NanoSpace Disaster Pt.2 (5:05) 

Total Time 39:57

Credits

Alojz Hajovsky - guitar, bağlama, synths

Lukas Mikulsky - vocals

Peter Fedorcak - chapman stick

Jan Rosocha - guitar

Jan Hyza - drums

Music: Alojz Hajovsky (1-9), vocals only: Lubomir Pecha (1), Lukas Mikulsky (4)

Lyrics: Alojz Hajovsky (1,2,3,5,8,9), Lukas Mikulsky (3,4,6)

Chapman stick lines: Peter Fedorcak

Logo, graphics, production & mixing: Alojz Hajovsky

Stem mastering: Michal Spitalsky

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