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"Pattern-Seeking Animals have been a rather prolific band. Having released their debut album in 2019, these Spock's Beard-aligned musicians have developed a sound that is all their own in the ensuing years. 'Friend Of All Creatures' sets out to prove just how far they have come over the course of five albums. With a new label and an emphatically new approach to album art, the music on this latest disc is confident, exploratory and emotional. 'Friend Of All Creatures' turns out to be the band's best release yet.Pattern-Seeking Animals - Friend of All Creatures 'Friend Of All Creatures' is a magnificent album, full of stirring performances. The lyrics are a bit more impressionistic this time around, but that only serves to allow the listener to bring a part of him or her self into John Boegehold's world, to live along with Leonard, Meros and Keegan in a wonderland of music that emanates from the heart, resonates with the brain, and requires talented hands to perform. Last year, I welcomed Pattern-Seeking Animals to the big leagues. This year sees them taking a big leap forward." JG-TPA ![]() Essential Track: "Another great example of their connection is on the album epic, 'Another Holy Grail'. Clocking in at nearly twelve and a half minutes, the song begins with a lissom electric piano and vocal introduction which drops off a cliff into a maelstrom created by Keegan and Meros. Synths and guitar handle the melodic duties, delving deeply into the symphonic side of prog. Five minutes in, the vocals take center stage, delivering a message of holding on in the face of adversity. For all the changes in mood and tempo, the song never feels disjointed. Grail's instrumental coda is a highpoint, dynamic and full of orchestral grandeur, capping off one of P-SA's finest works." JG-TPA Read the full review on The Progressive Aspect. Listen and watch the videos on the band's YouTube Channel. Buy the Album from The Band Wagon USA or wherever great Prog music is sold. NewEARS Art Rock Series
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Members of Lifesigns have worked with artists ranging from Asia and The Scorpions through to pop and jazz icons like Bonnie Tyler and Quincy Jones. The latest studio album Altitude was crowdfunded by our dedicated fans in 40 countries worldwide (including 36 US states) and has been compared to everything from Steely Dan to Pink Floyd to U.K. Our previous album Cardington got to number 4 in the UK Indie chart without so much as a play on mainstream radio. We have toured the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Lithuania and have played on five sailings of the iconic Cruise To The Edge out of Florida, USA. On the 2024 cruise Simon Phillips (Toto, Protocol) guested on drums as our regular drummer was unavailable. In July 2023 we released a live album recorded at De Boerderij in the Netherlands and a Blu-ray version is to follow in 2024. Work has also commenced on the fourth studio album... Latest New England Prog News:
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