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Cool new prog from Steven Wilson, The Pineapple Thief, Kalandra and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
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Cool new prog from Steven Wilson, The Pineapple Thief, Kalandra and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

4w ago
“We all grew up with The Kinks, Beatles, Stones: three-minute blasts. It’s just we weren’t very good at it!” Phil Collins recalls Genesis’ surprise when 23-minute track Supper’s Ready actually worked
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“We all grew up with The Kinks, Beatles, Stones: three-minute blasts. It’s just we weren’t very good at it!” Phil Collins recalls Genesis’ surprise when 23-minute track Supper’s Ready actually worked

There is something almost comforting about finding out that one of progressive rock's most ambitious recordings came with a side of genuine surprise from...

4w ago
Gentle Giant's Octopus represents all of progressive rock's virtues. "A uniquely complex and challenging band to get into"
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Gentle Giant's Octopus represents all of progressive rock's virtues. "A uniquely complex and challenging band to get into"

Most prog records collapse under the weight of their own ambition. Octopus by Gentle Giant does the opposite, and that alone makes it worth your time....

14 September 2026
Top new prog from Lonely Robot, Kompendium, Giant Sky and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
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Top new prog from Lonely Robot, Kompendium, Giant Sky and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Seven new tracks from across the prog spectrum landed this week, and honestly, the quality speaks for itself. No filler. No reunion cash-grabs. Just bands...

12 September 2026
“Prog was a dirty word. But so much music of the time was inspired by Yes, Genesis and King Crimson, and no one was talking about it. So I spoke up to buck that trend”: Elbow only made it by reconnecting with their progressive roots
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“Prog was a dirty word. But so much music of the time was inspired by Yes, Genesis and King Crimson, and no one was talking about it. So I spoke up to buck that trend”: Elbow only made it by reconnecting with their progressive roots

There is a certain satisfaction in watching a band get it right by refusing to pretend they were something they were not. Guy Garvey has never been shy...

9 September 2026
Steve Hackett stars in brand new Kompendium video for Lilly
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Steve Hackett stars in brand new Kompendium video for Lilly

There are not many records that take three years to make and feature a choir that sang on Rick Wakeman albums, a full string orchestra recorded at Angel...

8 September 2026
“Had we started a little earlier we might have survived. Yes and Genesis got through punk, but we hadn’t gotten to that point”: Gryphon, the unique band who forgot about themselves
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“Had we started a little earlier we might have survived. Yes and Genesis got through punk, but we hadn’t gotten to that point”: Gryphon, the unique band who forgot about themselves

There are bands who got swallowed by their era. Gryphon are one of them, and fifty years on, that feels like a genuine injustice. Formed in the early 1970s...

7 September 2026

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