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The album cover for Maestro by Magic Pie features an abstract design. A lone man in a suit walks toward a spiraling tunnel made of fragmented red, blue, and white concentric shapes. A large feather, painted in matching colors, hovers to the right.

Magic Pie – “Maestro”

Professor Mark April 12, 2025 No Comments "Maestro"Eirikur Hauksson Erling Henanger Karisma Records Kim Stenberg Lars Petter Holstad Magic Pie Martin Utby Norway Progressive rock

Magic Pie is back, with a brand new album, Maestro, which will be released by Karisma Records on May 16, of 2025. Maestro is Magic…

The album cover for The Summer Portraits by Ludovico Einaudi features a woman swimming underwater. Her dark hair floats freely as she reaches toward shimmering light on the surface. The title and artist's name are centered in serif font, accompanied by a sun symbol.

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Ludovico Einaudi Paints a Nostalgic Masterwork With ‘The Summer Portraits’

Angel Romero April 10, 2025 No Comments classical Ludovico Einaudi minimalism new age

Ludovico Einaudi – The Summer Portraits (Decca, 2025) Ludovico Einaudi, the quietly commanding Italian composer who has become a global phenomenon, returns with The Summer…

University of Nevada Las Vegas Jazz Ensemble 1 - Let The Good Times Roll cover artwork. A red cover with a black and white photo of the ensemble

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Swingin’ in the Desert: UNLV Lets the Good Times Roll (and Roll… and Roll)

Charlie Melville April 9, 2025 No Comments Amy Crosley Andrés Montero Aries Harper Brandon O’Donahue Casey Davis Chris Ellis Cole Henriques David Torres Dylan Musso Edoardo Lacala Giovanni Lacala Jaren Glick jazz Joshua Alvarado Kayne Johnson Kirby Galbraith Kurt Tumbagahan Lukas Hutchinson Mateo Hurtado De Mendoza Micah Smith Owen Chichester Renzon Maballo Rob Harrover Surafael Tamre Tristan Selzler University of Nevada Las Vegas Jazz Ensemble Zach Guzman

University of Nevada Las Vegas Jazz Ensemble 1 – Let The Good Times Roll (Vegas Records VR1027, 2025) By any measure, the University of Nevada,…

Solstice - Clann cover artwork. A band photo.

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Clann Destined: Solstice Finds Harmony in Roots and Risks

Angel Romero April 8, 2025 No Comments Progressive rock Solstice symphonic rock

Solstice – Clann (Progrock.com Essentials, 2025) With Clann, their eighth studio release, the venerable British progressive rock band Solstice gracefully bridges the band’s prog-rock roots…

The album cover for Happy Family – 4037 features a handmade twisted blue wire that spells out “Happy Family” on a worn, yellow-orange cardboard backdrop. Stylized wire flowers accent the design. In the foreground, a yellow apple marked with the red number “4037” sits atop a woven surface.

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Happy Returns: Happy Family’s “4037” Marks a Grateful Reawakening

Angel Romero April 7, 2025 No Comments avant-garde rock Canterbury Happy Family Progressive rock

Happy Family – 4037 (Cuneiform Rune 4037, 2025) After more than a decade of inactivity, Japanese progressive rock group Happy Family returns with 4037, a…

The album cover for Future Loop Foundation – The Planet Dog Years 1996–1998 features a photographic developing tray filled with a reddish liquid, inside which floats a stylized, cutout-like image of a person wearing glasses and a hood. The sink is splattered with colorful paint stains. The title appears in a bold sans-serif font at the top right, with "Future Loop Foundation" in white and "The Planet Dog Years 1996–1998" in maroon, separated for emphasis.

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Future Loop Foundation’s Planet Dog Years Revisited

Stefan Bruno April 4, 2025 No Comments drum and bass electronic music Future Loop Foundation trip hop

Future Loop Foundation – The Planet Dog Years 1996–1998 (Cherry Red, 2025) Cherry Red presents a comprehensive 3CD reissue chronicling Future Loop Foundation’s key releases…

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Jake Hertzog Expands Into Orchestral Sounds with Ozark Concerto

Charlie Melville April 4, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz guitar Jake Hertzog western classical music

Jake Hertzog — Ozark Concerto (Zoho Music ZM 202504, 2025) Vituoso jazz guitarist Jake Hertzog returns with Ozark Concerto, his second release on the Zoho…

The album cover for Wildflower by Heather Findlay features Heather walking alone on a wooden pier stretching out into the sea, under a vast, moody sky with a soft glow breaking through the clouds. Her blue scarf stands out gently against the subdued background. The artist's name appears subtly in the upper left corner, while the album title, Wildflower, is handwritten in white in the bottom right corner.

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Heather Findlay – “Wildflower”

Professor Mark April 2, 2025 No Comments folk-rock Heather Findlay progressive folk Troy Donockley UK Wildflower

I am so happy Heather Findlay sent me her new solo album, Wildflower. This is not the kind of music you, or I remember from…

Volker Lankow - Music To Linger Over cover artwork. A simple red and yellow design.

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Volker Lankow’s Absorbing Music To Linger Over

Stefan Bruno March 31, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Volker Lankow

Volker Lankow – Music To Linger Over (self-release, 2025) Prolific German ambient electronic music artist Volker Lankow has just released Music To Linger Over. As…

The album cover features a serene night scene with a cluster of trees reflected perfectly in calm water, creating a symmetrical composition. Above, a vivid, starry sky with hints of a glowing nebula. The text reads The Haas Company Vol. 3 — Song for Mimi, with a note below indicating Featuring Samuel Hällkvist.

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Mimi’s Electric Company — The Haas Company Vol. 3 Sparks with Samuel Hallkvist

Angel Romero March 30, 2025 No Comments fusion Guy Prat jazz-rock Jerry Goodman Kirwan Brown Mark Feldman Nicholas Draps Pete Drungle Progressive rock Robert Wechsler Samuel Hallkvist Scott Tixler Sean Lennon Steve Haas The Haas Company Todd Reynolds

The Haas Company Vol 3 – Song for Mimi Featuring Samuel Hallkvist (Psychiatric Records and Tapes, 2025) (Psychiatric Records and Tapes, 2025) In a remarkably…