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Loren Nerell - Aquaticus cover artwork. A photo of an anemone.

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Loren Nerell Resurfaces With Free Ambient Release

Loren Nerell – Aquaticus (self-release, 2025) Ambient electronic music composer and synthesist Loren Nerell has released Aquaticus, a free long-form track now available on Bandcamp.…

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Aaron Clift Experiment – “The Age of Misinformation”

Professor Mark July 15, 2025 No Comments "The Age of Misinformation"Aaron Clift Aaron Clift Experiment Anthony Basini Austin Brass Clif Warren Pablo Ranlett-López Progressive rock Texas

The Aaron Clift Experiment is a progressive rock band based in Austin, Texas. “The Age of Misinformation,” is the band’s fourth album, released back in…

The album cover for Thirteen by The Haas Company (Vol. 4) features a glowing orange violin set against a cosmic background with constellations and text fragments. White intersecting lines radiate outward like a star map. The title "THIRTEEN" is centered, and the bottom text highlights guest violinist Jerry Goodman.

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The Haas Company Turns Up the Heat with Jerry Goodman

Angel Romero July 14, 2025 No Comments

The Haas Company Vol. 4 – Thirteen, Featuring Jerry Goodman (2025) Thirteen by the Haas Company is yet another fusion-jazz rock masterwork set that highlights…

The Ghostpiracy album cover by Psychowatermelon features a glowing green watermelon floating like a planet against a swirling black-and-white background filled with playful ghost silhouettes. The band’s name appears in psychedelic red script at the top, while the album title GHOSTPIRACY is stamped diagonally across the watermelon in large, retro-styled block letters outlined in red.

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Psychowatermelon’s “Ghostpiracy” Makes Psychedelia Juicy Again

Kevin Baker July 12, 2025 No Comments electronic music Progressive rock psychedelic rock Psychowatermelon

Psychowatermelon – Ghostpiracy (self-release, 2024) What happens when two of Italy’s most eclectic sound alchemists disappear into the studio with nothing but vintage gear, freeform…

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Flight of Icarus – “Terra Nova”

Professor Mark July 12, 2025 No Comments "Terra Nova"Bobby Rösehag Disa Frantzén Elisabeth Särnefält Rösehag Erik Söderman Flight of Icarus Magnus Dahlin Oskar Frantzén progressive metal Progressive rock Rickard Andersson Sweden

Sweden’s Flight of Icarus returns with a brand-new cinematic pop-metal album, Terra Nova; which was released on June 13th; on Battlegod Productions. The band has…

The album cover for Whispers of Granite – Liquid Stone features a monolithic boulder precariously balanced on a barren landscape. A lone figure stands nearby, dwarfed by the stone, under a pale sky with a single orange sun. The title appears in bold orange lettering, with “Whispers of Granite” boxed and “Liquid Stone” in a fluid font below.

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Whispers of Granite Melds Nordic Voice and German Atmospheres

Aiden Robinson July 11, 2025 No Comments Whispers of Granite

Whispers of Granite – Liquid Stone (Apollon Records, 2025) Whispers of Granite is a new collaboration between Norwegian vocalist and composer Trude Eidtang and German…

The album cover for Itinerum – Resurgence presents a gothic, cathedral-like setting bathed in fiery embers. At the center, a regal woman in a flowing silver gown stands before a dark, spiked throne, illuminated by stained-glass light. The band name appears in metallic serif lettering above, with the album title Resurgence in smaller, spaced-out capitals.

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Itinerium – “Resurgence”

Professor Mark July 11, 2025 No Comments "Resurgence"Anne Basque Metal Fede Fredrico Wuttke Itinerium Jorge Banobre Melodic Metal progressive metal Rubén Conejo

Itinerum is an alternative gothic metal band, from the Basque Country of Spain. The band members include: Rubén Conejo on drums; Anne on lead vocals;…

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Edenya – “The Secret Destination You Are Looking For”

Professor Mark July 9, 2025 No Comments "The Secret Destination You Are Looking For"Edenya France Ingrid Denis Jean-Paul Cartigny Juliette Carradec Marco Edenya Montgeron Progressive rock Sylvie Sj

Edenya has returned; changed, challenged, and prepared to offer you: The Secret Destination You Are Looking For; which is one of the best progressive rock…

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Euphoria Station: Southern Rock Spirit With a Progressive Rock Pulse

Angel Romero July 9, 2025 No Comments Americana Euphoria Station Hoyt Binder Kraft van Ermel Progressive rock Saskia Kraft van Ermel southern rock

Euphoria Station – Smoking Gun (Self-Released, 2025) On Smoking Gun, their third full-length release, Los Angeles-based band Euphoria Station pays tribute to Southern rock legends…

The album cover for Songs for a Perigee Moon by Carl Weingarten features an ornate illustration of a guitar integrated into a crescent moon, with a sun bearing a human face nestled inside the curve. Surrounding the central image are floral patterns, tree branches, distant mountains, and a starry sky, combining natural and celestial imagery in warm gold, amber, and earth tones against a black background.

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A Supermoon and Supergroup: Carl Weingarten Slides Into Orbit

Angel Romero July 6, 2025 No Comments ambient Americana Carl Weingarten contemporary jazz fusion jazz

Carl Weingarten – Songs for a Perigee Moon (Multiphase, 2025) Carl Weingarten’s Songs for a Perigee Moon is thematically inspired by the “perigee moon” (supermoon).…