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I Am Casting Speaks to Contemporary Anxieties About Progress, the Other With "Flood" (premiere)

I Am Casting navigate the space between progressive rock and pop with "Flood", which arrives ahead of the North Carolina outfit's debut, Carnival Barkers.

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LARAAJI, Arji OceAnanda, and Dallas Acid Deliver Experimental, Meditative 'Arrive Without Leaving' (album stream)

Born from a single, six-hour session, the debut from this collaborative project between ambient pioneers and Austin innovators arrives October 12.

Jedd Beaudoin

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Coheed and Cambria Focus on Their Core Sound on 'The Unheavenly Creatures'

Coheed and Cambria get back to basics on The Unheavenly Creatures and drill down into exactly what makes Coheed and Cambria work best as a band.

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Saint Slumber's Prog-Pop Predilections Come to Life Via "Stay Away" (premiere)

With a retro visual aesthetic that still manages to be rooted in the now, Saint Slumber issues "Stay Away" ahead of fall tour with Young Rising Sons.

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Toby Driver Unveils 'They Are the Shield' (album stream)

Toby Driver follows 2017's ballads experiment, Madonnawhore, with a deeper dive into the form on They Are the Shield.

Jedd Beaudoin

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Post-Rock Outfit Foxhole Contemplates "Count Basie and His Daughter's Shoes" (premiere)

Post-rock band Foxhole releases their first album in 12 years on 28 September, and they are sharing "Count Basie and His Daughter's Shoes" by way of preview.

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Math-, Prog-, and Pop-. Death and the Penguin Are Full of Hyphenated Rock.

Death and the Penguin's debut album Anomie mixes different strains of instrument-oriented rock, particularly math and progressive, with an ear for hooks.

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The Pineapple Thief Continue Their Melancholic Magnificence with 'Dissolution'

Although Dissolution doesn't surpass the Pineapple Thief's greatest albums, it does offer devotees another idiosyncratic collection of rousing songwriting and remarkable instrumentation.

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White Denim Continue to Jam on 'Performance'

White Denim's Performance is a no-frills record that plays to the band's strengths while reminding listeners just why they're so damn good in the first place.

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Kevin Hufnagel Acknowledges Early Influences With 'Messages to the Past' (interview)

Gorguts/Dysrhythmia guitarist Kevin Hufnagel talks about his musical origins, working with Jarboe and what he'd do if approached for a high profile gig.

Jedd Beaudoin

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Glass Lungs Explore a Variety of Emotions, Sounds on Debut Album, 'Impermanence' (premiere + interview)

Brooklyn sextet Glass Lungs upsets expectations with gorgeous soundscapes, soaring choruses and unexpected twists and turns on their debut, Impermanence.

Jedd Beaudoin

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Happy Rhodes: "My Whole Thing Is the Quest for Genius"

Enigmatic vocalist Happy Rhodes who blurs lines between dream pop and progressive rock talks about her earliest recordings and beating back rejection and loneliness through art.

Jedd Beaudoin

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Wond'ring Aloud: A Reflection on Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull is undoubtedly among the greatest progressive rock acts of all time, and these albums are the best representations of why.

Jordan Blum

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Dance Gavin Dance Relishes Soaring Emotional Assaults with 'Artificial Selection'

Artificial Selection is a fine addition to not only the Dance Gavin Dance catalog but the entire stylistic landscape to which it belongs.

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Ghost's 'Prequelle' Subverts Metal Clichés and It Has a Strong Sense of History

Underneath the catchy melodies and snazzy artwork, Ghost have created one of the cleverest heavy metal records in recent memory.

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Ian Anderson Reflects on 50 Years of Jethro Tull

Famed singer-flautist Ian Anderson is marking Jethro Tull's 50th anniversary with a tour and new best-of album and he tells us all about it.

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