I covered Oslo's Sykofant after its 2024 release and it sort of reignited my faith in human nature. We are, essentially a place for Pop Rock and Indie, yet many of you know that away from here I am a massive Prog fan and this is proper Prog, not a plastic version of this.
The reaction from listeners was brilliant, it became a really popular review, hitting our 10 most popular for the next few months. I hoped you might like it and knew how many of you are Custard Flux fans and it warmed my heart to read the messages. A big plus for our diversions. That review is here.
The band are back with an EP, I call it an EP, but the three songs add up to almost 23 minutes, as long as some Power Pop albums that I receive. The good news is that is every bit as good as the self titled album, it may be even better.
The quartet master the genre without ever seeming retro. The title track is the most melodic, almost Neo Prog and close to Pop Rock at times. It underlines how in control of what they do. If this were the 70s, the label wouldn't be able to keep up with demand.
Ashes is very early 70s Pink Floyd, Embers is heavier, killer chunk riffs yet still manages to find Alex Lifeson's early Rush like melody interludes, a mind blowing listen. The longest track on display. Red Sun is an incredible listen explaining why I love the genre so much.
You can listen to and buy Red Sun here.
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