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STEVE HACKETT’S EXOTIC POSTCARD

Virtuoso guitarist returns with his first acoustic solo album in 12 years

THE ANCHORESS TAKES ON GRIEF IN THE ART OF LOSING

Catherine Anne Davies gets personal with second album

MOGWAI ARE BACK TO SHARE THE LOVE

New album features collaborations with Atticus Ross and Colin Stetson

IAMTHEMORNING’S CHRISTMAS SONGS

Russian duo celebrate the end of 2020 with a mix of new and traditional tracks on EP

STEVE DAVIS AND KAVUS TORABI GET WRITTEN UP

Duo’s book explores their friendship through prog

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GREAT ODIN: SIGUR RÓS RETURN!

Icelandic band set date for their orchestral album inspired by Norse mythology

GUITARIST PLINI CONFIRMS ‘IMPULSIVE’ SECOND ALBUM

Australian musician promises playfulness on new record

JANE WEAVER GETS JOYFUL WITH FLOCK

She aimed to write her way to happiness with “immediate, song-based” work

ALL AROUND THE WORLD Our far-out trip to far-flung prog

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Rhodri Marsden on three of the latest must-have gizmos currently putting the prog in progress

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ODESSEY & ORACLE

Baroque pop quartet embark on a treasure hunt for the perfect song

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TIME FOR CHANGE

Opium Cartel’s guitarist says, “Many fans don’t know how bad things are at Spotify.”

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STEWART YOUNG

He cut his teeth in the music industry when he was in his mid-20s, and now ELP’s former manager has overseen a new anthology celebrating Greg Lake’s illustrious musical career. Young reminisces over the pioneering band’s heyday and his long-lasting relationship with the late musician

Ultravox

They were the synthpop pioneers who worked with krautrock producer extraordinaire Conny Plank, had a massive hit with a catchy little tune called Vienna, and their singer Midge Ure almost ended up producing Rush. They might mean nothing to you, but we have to ask: How prog are Ultravox? Words: Chris Roberts

YOUR SHOUT!

They danced with tears in their eyes and reaped the wild wind but how prog were Ultravox? It’s over to you!

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PORCUPINE TREE

Old meets new on two updated releases that celebrate both the early years of Steven Wilson’s former band as well as their final recordings

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Sid Smith rounds up the best releases from prog’s jazzier reaches

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Song Of Seven: Remastered And Expanded ESOTERIC

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Eye Of The Survivor

Jon Anderson isn’t the only person who wishes 2020 had panned out a little differently, so he’s cranked up the time machine and jumped back to 1980 with the reissue of his second solo album. Released after his initial departure from Yes, Song Of Seven was the second step in a long and successful solo career that’s seen the singer-songwriter collaborating with Vangelis, Mike Oldfield and his old Yes bandmate, Rick Wakeman. Prog catches up with Anderson to revisit the making of Song Of Seven and found out how he survived one of prog’s most challenging decades

MOORGLADE RISING

Anderson’s first solo record, Olias Of Sunhillow, is to get the star treatment… and could its long-awaited sequel finally see light of day?

Runarou nd

Marillion’s Mark Kelly has taken a rather circuitous route to releasing his first solo album, Mark Kelly’s Marathon. Prog finds out how the keyboardist’s new project came about and learns the story behind those Wakeman-esque solos

The Outsiders

It’s been three years since they released the powerful In The Passing Light Of Day, and Pain Of Salvation are ready to push boundaries with their bold new record, Panther. Frontman Daniel Gildenlöw opens up about the creation of a concept album that tackles mental health issues and being an outsider

Kscope

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See Into The Dark

Riverside leader Mariusz Duda has returned to his childhood home in Poland to find inspiration for the new Lunatic Soul album. He tells Prog why Through Shaded Woods follows a lighter, brighter path than its predecessors and why he’s approaching the end of Lunatic Soul’s life cycle

LIFE SINGS ALTITUDE

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Up From The Depths

Wobbler, rendered in shades of green. “I was

One Last Dance?

Ulver have been making strange music that defies categorisation since 1993. In this annus horribilis and three years after their synthpop influenced The Assassination Of Julius Caesar, Kristoffer Rygg’s experimental collective have returned with an album that explore fears and mankind’s fall from redemption. But could Flowers Of Evil be their swansong? Prog catches up with Rygg to find out

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Lighting The Dark

Eschewing his black metal heritage for a lighter and sonically richer sound, Norwegian prog metal maestro Ihsahn talks to Prog about turning to pop music for his explorative new EP, Pharos

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The 13th Warriors

Over the last four decades,  Fates Warning  have faced many challenges, but their 13th album,  Long Day Good Night,  could be one of their biggest so far. Vocalist Ray  Alder details the creation of the band’s latest record and comes clean about  those  departure rumours

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MIDNIGHT, LOW NIGHT

From alcoholism and abuse to symbols of national identity, atmospheric Icelanders Sólstafir are baring their souls like never before on Endless Twilight Of Codependent Love. Prog caught up with frontman Aðalbjörn ‘Addi’ Tryggvason to find out more

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Turning It On Again

His former band Sound Of Contact were tipped for great things, but, following a tumultuous few years, vocalist and drummer Simon Collins has decided to go it alone. At least for now. He tells Prog what really happened with SOC and how he found himself on his fourth solo album, Becoming Human

The Reanimators

Steve Moore and Anthony Paterra bring the Goblin-inspired Zombi back to life with their first studio album in five years. Prog catches up with the duo on their 20th anniversary to chat about their passion for horror movie soundtracks… and Rush

PROG CRITICS’ CHOICE 2020

So here we are once more! It’s that time of year to take stock and make the call for what’s progged our world. 2020 might not be a year many of us want to remember for obvious reasons, but the music still continued, and for that I think we’re all extremely thankful. This is what Prog Magazine’s writers thought were the best releases of the year…

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