Yesterday I listened to:
The Smile - "Wall Of Eyes"
The Smile - "A Light For Attracting Attention"
Caligula's Horse - "Charcoal Grace"
Haken - "Fauna"

Today I listened to:
Caligula's Horse - "Charcoal Grace"
Caligula's Horse - "Rise Radiant"
Moon Safari - "Himlabacken Vol. 2"

The new Caligula's Horse album ("Charcoal Grace") is pretty good! Don't know if it can beat "Rise Radiant", because that album is a masterpiece. Still very nice and already ordered the album.

Anyone familiar with The Smile? It's both the singer and the guitarist of Radiohead. The first album ("A Light For Attracting Attention") was interesting and had a few nice songs here and there. The new album ("Wall Of Eyes") is also interesting. But needs a lot of listens I guess. What a strange album! Actually, I don't know what to think of it.

Will give Emerald City Council and Caligula's Horse a try .

Today:
Airbag - All Rights Removed
Huis - Neither In Heaven
Moon Safari - Himlabacken Vol. 2
Mystery - One Among The Living
Soen - Imperial
Asia - Alpha

np: Pink Floyd - The Final Cut

Previously played (during work):
Neal Morse - "The Dreamer - Joseph: Part One"
Neal Morse - "The Restoration - Joseph: Part Two"

Now listening to:
Emerald City Council - "Motion Carries"

I'm really starting to like this one! I've listened to it four or five times now and I keep coming back to it.
Not as good as Neal Morse, but after that, it's the best new thing I heard in January.


I'm really looking forward to tomorrow, because the new Caligula's Horse will be released then!
"Rise Radiant" was my number one album in 2020!

Antimatter - The Judas Table

Quote from: Teunis on Mon, 2024-01-22, 19:04:15Today:
np: Magnum - Here Comes The Rain

I also listened to that one, but unfortunately it didn't stick. Nothing memorable, at least for me.
I am no Magnum expert. In fact, I only know about them because of Bob Catley (through Jabberwocky, Hound Of The Baskervilles and Ayreon). I bought "Lost On The Road To Eternity" a couple of years ago. I thought that album was really good actually! But subsequent albums were a bit of a let down. (But never bad.)
Tony Clarkin, guitarist and founder of Magnum, died on the 7th of January this year. A week before the release of "Here Comes The Rain". Sad...
2024 has only just begun, so plenty of time to retry this album. Maybe it will click with me later.

Now listening to:
Emerald City Council - "Motion Carries"

Actually, not bad! Jake Livgren, nephew of Kansas guitarist Kerry Livgren, is the singer. He is pretty good. I knew him from Neal Morse's albums ("Jesus Christ: The Exorcist", "The Dreamer - Joseph: Part One" and "The Restoration - Joseph: Part Two"). The drummer is Noah Hungate, son of Toto's first bass player. So, Toto + Kansas = Emerald City. Heh, clever...
It sounds a little bit like those bands, but not too much. Nice one to check out and I will definitely listen again!

Today:
Moon Safari - Himlabacken Vol. 2
The Pineapple Thief - Dissolution
Neal Morse - Life & Times
Neal Morse - The Dreamer ~ Joseph: Part One

np: Magnum - Here Comes The Rain

Quote from: PH on Wed, 2024-01-17, 20:33:40Also, Wilson & Wakeman's album was pleasant, but not phenomenal. But I will definitely listen again as well. Some pretty songs here and there.
I guess you are more than positive about the album Teunis?

Heard it once and have the same feeling as you. The songs are sounding a bit the same. But maybe it'll grow .

pp:
Anathema - Distant Satellites
Neal Morse - The Restoration ~ Joseph: Part Two
Moon Safari - Himlabacken Vol. 2

np: Moon Safari - Lover's End

Today I listened to:
Edward Reekers - "The Liberty Project"
Damian Wilson & Adam Wakeman - "Can We Leave The Light On Longer?"
Neal Morse - "The Dreamer - Joseph: Part One"
Neal Morse - "The Restoration - Joseph: Part Two"

I was positively surprised by Edward Reekers' new album! I will listen to it more. It has an Ayreon feel in some places, but more easy on the ears.

Also, Wilson & Wakeman's album was pleasant, but not phenomenal. But I will definitely listen again as well. Some pretty songs here and there.
I guess you are more than positive about the album Teunis?

Both Morse albums work really well in a Spotify playlist listening to it in one big two hours and twenty minutes session. I hope there will be a live version with costumes and the whole shebang.

Today:
Lonely Robot - A Model Life
The Pineapple Thief - Introducing ... (Compilation)
Neal Morse - The Restoration ~ Joseph: Part Two

np: Damian Wilson & Adam Wakeman - Can We Leave The Light On Longer?