Uncover the Latest Proggy Sounds You Can’t Miss from Maybeshewill, MONO, Eye, and More in This Week’s Must-Hear Tracks!
Welcome to Music Nation 365’s brand new Tracks Of The Week. Seven brand new and diverse slices of progressive music for you to enjoy.
The premise for Tracks Of The Week is simple – we’ve collated a batch of new releases by bands falling under the progressive umbrella, and compiled them together in one post for you – making it so much easier than having to dip in and out of various individual posts, doesn’t it?
The idea is to watch the videos (or listen if it’s a stream), enjoy (or not) and also to vote for your favourite in the voting form at the bottom of this post. It couldn’t be easier, could it?
We’ll be bringing you Tracks Of The Week each week, updating you with this week’s winner and presenting a host of new prog music for you to enjoy. So stay tuned!
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Maybeshewill – October
Leicester post-rockers Maybeshewill celebrate the tenth anniversary of their fourth studio album Fair Youth with a special limited edition opaque hot pink & black marbled vinyl reissue of the album through Superball Records on May 4. They have also released a brand new stand-alone single, October, which shimmers with the ethereal post-rock beauty we’ve come to expect from the quintet.
“One of the first songs written when the band tentatively began exploring the idea of creating together again, October has its roots in a voice memo jotted down in vain hope during the band’s rehearsals for their final tour before they disbanded in 2016,” explains bassist Jamie Ward.
MONO – OATH
For a band capable of such fragile beauty, Japanese post-rock quartet make a massive noise in the live arena. This being their brand new single, the title track of the upcoming new studio album Oath, we can hear the clarity and nuance the band bring to their music, building slowly through layers of sound to reach its crescendo. Oath is out on June 14 through Temporary Residence Ltd., Pelagic Records, and New Noise.
“The album Oath is about ‘time and life’. We wanted to express the ‘limited time in life’ and the ‘meaning of life’,” explains guitarist and composer Takaakira ‘Taka’ Goto.
EYE – THE OTHER SEES
Eye is the new side-project from Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard/MWWB singer and guitarist Jessica Ball which sees the Welsh singer-songwriter/musician shifting into more atmospheric musical territory not dissimilar to Chelsea Wolfe or even Portishead, but with some of MWWB trademark riffing thrown in for good measure. The Other Sees is the second single from the project’s upcoming debut album Dark Light, which is released through New Heavy Sounds on April 26.
“The Other Sees is yearning, love and frustration,” explains Ball. “Although you have what you want, the realization that it will one day end fills you with anguish.”
JULIE CHRISTMAS – SUPERNATURAL
Brooklyn musician Julie Christmas can operate at the heavier end of the musical spectrum, being the former lead singer of both Made Out Of Babies and Battle Of Mice. Her long-awaited second solo album, Ridiculous And Full Of Blood, will be released through the band’s Red Crk label on June 14.
“I want people to hear the sad heroine, vile villains, dreamy characters at play, squalor, madness, longing, challenge, triumph, beauty, and love,” Christmas explains. “This story is a little different, it isn’t all fairytale. It speaks to how human nature defies categorization.”
SOFTCULT – SPIRALLING OUT
Toronto twin duo Softcult are a new addition to the progressive music scene, offering heavy, ethereal, crushing shoegaze. Spiralling Out is taken from their new EP entitled Heaven, out through Easy Life on May 24.
“We wrote this song about those times when we ruminate over a situation over and over again to no end,” the band says.
EXSOMNIS – INERTIA
Progressive gothic metal Montreal quintet Exsomnis give us Inertia, the band’s brand new single. Gloomy soundscapes, haunting riffs, and orchestral grandeur abound. The band formed back in 2020 and are currently working on their debut album, slated for release end of 2024/early 2025.
“Inertia is one of the earliest songs we wrote,” explains singer and. founding member Viky Boyer. “With every scrap of lyrics and melody, I felt like I was getting closer to the message I actually wanted to put out.
Overall, this week’s selection of progressive tracks offers a diverse range of sounds and styles for prog enthusiasts to enjoy. Which track is your favorite?
