MFTJ "My Mom's Getting a Horse"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Eclectic Progressive Rock
Label: Lazy Bones Recordings
Format: digital 
Release date: January 10, 2021
Tracklist

1. What Wally Thinks (3:21) 

2. I Remember When Candy Bars Were A Nickel (4:11) 

3. Soft Teeth (3:02) 

4. National Milk Day (4:39) 

5. Lucy Has The Grip Of A Crop Duster (4:20) 

6. Hammy Crotchpong (2:33) 

7. Who Grooms Your Fur? (4:07) 

8. Peeping Raccoon (3:47) 

9. Shoe Trade Gone Bad (4:22) 

10. Donner Party Highlights (3:57) 

11. My Mom's Getting A Horse (4:59) 

Total Time 43:18

Line-up

Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa, Bryan Beller, Joe Satriani) - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Piano, Xaphoon, Oboe and Various Noises

Scott Schorr - Drums, Percussion, Piano, Bass, Screeches, the Protagonist and Skin Flute

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For Giants "There, There"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: January 8, 2021 (CD, digital), April 30, 2021 (vinyl)
Tracklist

1. Being (3:51) 

2. The Lucky Ones (4:48) 

3. What Happened To You (4:27) 

4. Help Is Not Coming (4:39) 

5. Church (4:52) 

6. Wood And Vine (4:26) 

7. How To Die (3:45) 

8. Bartending For Ghosts (4:48) 

9. October Moon (4:26) 

10. There, There (4:59) 

Total Time 45:01 

Line-up

Earl Lee: Guitar, Bass

Eric Lowery: Guitar, Bass

Description/Reviews:

If you were invested in that phase of melodic-djenty-progressive metal from 2010-2015, you’ll probably love this, or at least appreciate the nostalgia. It had a certain appeal to people of my age range (20-25) with this enthusiastic charm and novelty to it that you could go down a rabbit hole. From early-Intervals, to bands like I Built The Sky, or Widek. The crisp production and writing style, especially for instrumental acts, quickly felt familiar and easy to come back to. For Giants harness that same energy with youthful, emotive melodies balanced with playfulness and bouncy polyrhythmic grooves. The hints of a Tides of Man style post-rock add a unique expressive tone in what is one of the first standout instrumental metal albums of the year. (heavyblogisheavy.com)

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Andrew Stone "The Pilgrim"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: January 8, 2021
Tracklist

1. A Hundred Thousand Years (5:20) 

2. The Universe Is Dancing (v2.0) (6:51) 

3. Sanctified (5:15) 

4. Tocil Wood (6:07) 

5. The Pilgrim Suite (22:42) 

   Part 1: The Disciple

   Part 2: Wheel of Life

   Part 3: Dreamcatcher

   Part 4: In the Mountains

   Part 5: Bazaar

   Part 6: Meditation

   Part 7: Revelation

Total Time 46:15

Line-up

Andrew Stone: Bass, Fretless Bass, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Thumb Piano, Guitar Synth and Mellotron,Vocals, Slide Octave Mandolin

  With

Alexandra Stone: Acoustic Guitars & Terz (1, 5)

Michael McClure: Acoustic Guitars (4), Keyboards (4, 5), Electric Guitar and Ebow (5)

Simon Whitbread: Drums (1-4)

David Blackburn: Drums and Percussion (5)

Andrew Faunch: Electric Guitars & Keyboards & Programming (5)

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Roland Gassin "Born In The Seventies"

Country: France
Genre(s): Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: January 8, 2021
Tracklist

1. Shine On (2:39) 

2. Rocking With Ray Charles (5:41) 

3. The Preacher (5:10) 

4. Better Days Ahead (4:20) 

5. Vainglorius (5:51) 

6. I Can Feel It (4:03) 

7. Helter Skelter In My Mind (4:31) 

8. Ain't Got No Spare Parts (3:15) 

9. No More Lies (5:56) 

10. You ! Old Bastard ! (4:31) 

11. You Will Remain Alive (4:49) 

Total Time 50:46

Line-up

Roland Gassin (Sphin'X): vocals, guitars, bass (1,3,5,7,8,11), drums (1,3,7,8,11), keyboards (1,2,3,5,7,8,11), 6-string banjo (8), tambourine (2,8)

   With

Simon Mourard (Sphin'X): keyboards (2,4,5,6,9,10)

Daniel Corticchiato (Sphin'X) : drums (2,4,5,6,9,10)

Romuald Laur (Sphin'X): bass (2,4,6,9,10)

Lison Gassin : voice over (7)

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music.youtube

deezer

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Perfect Storm "No Air"

Country: Netherlands
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Glassville Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 8, 2021 (streaming), March 19, 2021 (CD, download)
Tracklist

1. Strength (8:18) 

2. The Search (6:55) 

3. Sun For Life (8:08) 

4. Hope (7:41) 

5. No Air (6:55) 

6. Mind's Eye (6:15) 

7. How It Ends (9:34) 

Total Time 53:46

Line-up

Gert-Jan Schurer - Guitars

Ard Offers - Vocals, keys

Adel Saflou - Vocals

Hiske Oosterwijk - Vocals

Jesse Bosman - Drums

David Klompmakers - Bass guitar

Description/Reviews:

The band plays a progressive rock in the vein of Porcuptine Tree.  In fact, they remind me at times of a lesser-known band named DeeExpus.  Anyways, they certainly have their own sound, which includes meaty guitars, voluptuous bass and drums, and intricate keys.  You’ll hear some electronic portions, as well, and there are both male and female vocalists.  They can get fairly heavy at times, but other moments are pure melody.  All of this comes together seamlessly with great songwriting and overall feelings of freshness and newness.

Read the full review by Jason Spencer at theprogmind.com

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Streams

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Exodus to Infinity "Archetype Asylum"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 8, 2021
Tracklist

1. King Other (5:36) 

2. Shadow Self (8:50) 

3. Just Like Us (1:45) 

4. The Body, The Drive, And The Dreamer (4:32) 

5. Trickster (4:56) 

6. Plaza Thursday (1:22) 

7. Right Now (3:43) 

8. Second Innocence (14:17) 

Total Time 45:01 

Line-up
Danny Mulligan 

   With
Dr. Gabor Maté (3)

Description/Reviews:

This self-produced one-man-band will take you on a heady journey filled with screaming guitar solos, eclectic arrangements, and a dizzying range of styles and emotions. Using elements of prog rock, metal, blues, jazz, rap, EDM, pop, and classical music, the debut album, Archetype Asylum, explores the depths of the psyche with the psychoanalytic tools of Jung, Freud, and Lacan. It is a story of loss and growth through encounters with archetypal projections of the unconscious, reconciling light and shadow, candor and jest, fear and love. 

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Deezer

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Sithu Aye "Senpai III"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: January 8, 2021
Tracklist

1. Choices on a Piece of Paper

2. Differing Paths 

3. A Future with No Colour

4. Hanako's Shoujo Manga Spinoff!

5. Mari's New Day

6. Reina: A Rival's Reprise

7. Time to Decide! 

8. Winter and Entrance Exams

9. Graduation

10. Anime as Leaders II: The Joy of Moe

Line-up
Sithu Aye - guitars, bass, piano

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Dennis Atlas "My Magical Wonderland"

Country: USA 
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 8, 2021
Tracklist

1. My Magical Wonderland (14:13) 

2. Julianne (9:19) 

3. Destiny (3:17) 

4. Window Washer (6:08) 

5. Some Big Wicked Sense (0:36) 

6. What I Should Do (3:33) 

7. Happens For Me (3:30) 

8. Feeling For You (6:04) 

9. Look At Me (1:44) 

10. Justice For The Man With Perfect Skin (4:30) 

11. Its Own Animal (7:39) 

12. Sounds Like Stuff (0:40) 

13. Land Of Far Away (1:23) 

14. The Way The World's Collapsing (4:00) 

Total Time 66:36

Line-up
Dennis Atlas - all instruments

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Spotify

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ProAge "4.Wymiar"

Country: Poland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 7, 2021
Tracklist

1. System (4:50)

2. W Cieniu Izolacji (4:52)

3. Człowiek Z Wysokiego Zamku (8:10)

4. Sensorium (3:34)

5. 4th Dimension (28:53)

6. Wyspa Czasu (7:11)

Total Time 57:30

Line-up

Sławomir Jelonek – guitars

Roman Simiński – bass

Krzysztof Walczyk - hammond, piano, synth

Bogdan Mikrut – drums, percussion

Mariusz Filosek - vocals

Mariusz Rutka - saxophone

   With:

Janek Mitoraj (Osada Vida) - guitar (6)

Małgosia Łydka - flute 

Media/Samples
4th Dimension

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Stewart Clark "Let's Go There"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 6, 2021
Tracklist

1. Almost 20/20 (6:37) 

2. Let's Go There (4:44) 

3. A Tree Has Fallen (3:29) 

4. When (3:19) 

5. I'm Scared Of Music (2:33) 

6. The Empty Page (4:43) 

7. How Much Fear? (6:31) 

8. When I Tell You I Care (1:52) 

9. Almost Got Away With It (2:31) 

Total Time 36:19

Line-up

Stewart Clark - Guitars, Vocals

   With

Ian Mckenzie - Drums

Steve Scott - Keyboards (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9), Guitar (2-5)

Kerry Mountain - Guitar (1, 9)

Alison Brown - Oboe  (1, 7, 8)

Tom Potten - Piano (1)

Amanda Lehmann (Steve Hackett) - Backing vocals (2)

Dave Bandanna (The Bardic Depths) - Keyboards (3)

Charles Mear (This Circus Life) - Bass (2,3)

Gavin Matthews - Bass (5)

Oscar Federico Fuentes  (Days Between Stations) - Keyboards (6)

Gary Piears-Banton - Bass (6)

Katherine Potten - Backing Vocals (6)

Sepand Samzadeh (Days Between Stations) - Guitar (7)

Mark Norton - Flute (7)

John Hannon - Violin and percussion (8)

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