Cellist Julia Kent To Release New Album, Temporal
Julia Kent is a cellist and composer from Canada who currently lives in the otherworldly and artistic spaces of New York City. Previously, she had been actively involved with the…
Vinyl Review: Proxy by The Tangent
The Tangent just keep doing it—every new release is the new best album of their 15 year career. In a 2018 that’s already provided fans with Tangekanic’s live Hotel Cantaffordit…
New Pavlov’s Dog Album, Prodigal Dreamer, Planned for December
Since 1975 and over a meager supply of seven albums in roughly forty-five years, Pavlov’s Dog has given a particular sound to progressive music. Their first release, Pampered Menial, issued…
John Mayall To Release New Solo Album, Nobody Told Me
If there were ever a breeding ground for Rock talent, for sure it was the Bluesbreakers club of John Mayall. Over time, the John Mayall collaborations yielded Eric Clapton, Peter…
Focus Returns With New Album, Focus 11
For many years, the band that is known as Focus has enthralled a group of progressive music lovers with their brand of style integration. Their first brush with fame came…
Deerhunter To Release New Album, Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?
Deerhunter, if you are unaware of them, are a band from Atlanta, Georgia, who, over time, has provided more than their share of lasting music from the base of the…
Lawrence Rothman To Release New EP, I Know I’ve Been Wrong But Can We Talk?
A little over a year ago, Lawrence Rothman released his debut album, The Book of Law (read here). Lawrence Rothman is an entertainer with a chameleon-like display of personas that…
Review: Christian Frederickson – “Islands of Light”
There’s this piece of ephemera from the days of the Rachel’s ensemble that sticks to the attic of my mind like so much setting rubber cement – let’s call them…
New Rival Sons Album, Feral Roots, Expected In 2019
Following news of an upcoming Full Dynamic Range (FDR) remaster of Rival Sons 2011 gem, Pressure & Time, we now get wind of the realities of a brand new album.…
Review: Daughters – “You Won’t Get What You Want”
Daughters, never a band to play it understated, returns as a beast both transformed and reborn in the Rhode Island quartet’s first release since a pseudo “break-up” around 2009/2010 –…
Phosphorescent New Album, C’est La Vie, Is Great Listening
For the most part, the goal of MusicTAP is to inform of what’s coming down the pike. (There’s a history to this due to my love of music, my discovery…
New Nektar Album, Megalomania, To Be Released
The history of early Progressive music isn’t complete without more than a simple mention of Nektar. Originally, the band formed in 1969, during the literal playground period of Rock and…