Another pleasant surprise from the North, the debut album of Swifan Eohl @ the Mudra Choir called The Key and released January 2019. This is mainly symphonic prog, with a proto-prog aroma, informed by early Yes, Nektar, Wishbone Ash etc. Not the usual retro stuff one expects like Jordsjo or Wobbler, the sound is guitar-driven and unpolished, and there is a lot of singing text - with the vocals verging on the folk spectrum of progressive rock.
I am listening to this for the 2nd time now, and I am digging it very-very much. Good flow of ideas in their compositions and some excellent ideas. Spiders in the old cafe is brilliant! Fans of early 70's progressive rock need to explore this.
Bandcamp link: https://swifan.bandcamp.com
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