Articles by: Bill Golembeski

Coincidence - 'Coincidence,' 'Clef de Ciel' + 'Archives 1973-1974' (2024)

Coincidence – ‘Coincidence,’ ‘Clef de Ciel’ + ‘Archives 1973-1974’ (2024)

“Jazz-rock” often implies nothing more than clever technique, but Coincidence cross-pollinates with moments of great prog – and that’s even better.

Mile Marker Zero - 'Coming of Age' (2024)

Mile Marker Zero – ‘Coming of Age’ (2024)

Mile Marker Zero’s ‘Coming of Age’ is a great modern progressive rock record that recalls the musical joys of another era.

Burton Cummings - 'A Few Good Moments' (2024)

Burton Cummings – ‘A Few Good Moments’ (2024)

Long-time Guess Who frontman Burton Cummings’ new solo album ‘A Few Good Moments’ proves that Winnipeg’s favorite Northend son is still rockin.’

Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks – 'True' (2024)

Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks – ‘True’ (2024)

Already given countless accolades, Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks’ ‘True’ is truly an album for Yes fans everywhere.

Delay Tactics – 'Out-Pop Options' (1982); 'Any Questions?' (1984; 2024 reissue)

Delay Tactics – ‘Out-Pop Options’ (1982); ‘Any Questions?’ (1984; 2024 reissue)

A new reissue of ‘Out-Pop Options’ and ‘Any Questions?’ from Carl Weingarten’s Delay Tactics shows that great prog music survived 1977’s big punk asteroid.

David Udell - 'It's Worth It' (2024)

David Udell – ‘It’s Worth It’ (2024)

David Udell’s ‘It’s Worth It’ is a wonderfully weird pop/psych-rock concoction that bubbles with an expansive, really cool ’70s vinyl euphoria.

Kilbey Kennedy – 'Premonition K' (2024)

Kilbey Kennedy – ‘Premonition K’ (2024)

In keeping with Kilbey Kennedy’s previous ‘Jupiter 13’ and ‘The Strange Life of Persephone Nimbus’ albums, ‘Premonition K’ boasts a lunar prismatic charm.

Focus – 'Focus 12' (2024)

Focus – ‘Focus 12’ (2024)

‘Focus 12’ is a lovely throwback to the progressive rock albums of the mid-to-late ’70s, with all of their hidden synaptic secrets.

Elaine Palmer – 'Half Moon Rising' (2024)

Elaine Palmer – ‘Half Moon Rising’ (2024)

Elaine Palmer’s ‘Half Moon Rising’ is a lovely folk-Americana album floating on enriched earthy vocals that can possess a melody with magic.

The Strange Encounters - 'All in the Mind' (2024)

The Strange Encounters – ‘All in the Mind’ (2024)

The Strange Encounters have crafted an album that recalls the Beatles, R.E.M., the Byrds, the Posies, the Jayhawks, Badfinger and Robyn Hitchcock.