It's been over a month since my first 'musical discoveries' post and I've found some cool music since then, so it feels the right time for another. To recap, it's a post dedicated exclusively to the best new (to me) music that I've come across in my adventures.
Jazz Fusion
Pat Metheny, Esperanza Spalding, Snarky Puppy... If you recognise and like any of those names then you'll probably find something to enjoy with this act. Smooth jazz fusion fronted by Spanish namesake guitarist. For the most part its is tasty grooves with the various band members improvising over the top. Nonetheless, there is some great arrangement and song structures here. An all-round fantastic listen.
Desert/Stoner/Psychedelic Rock
Pure energy. This hooked me straight away. This has a real nice raw quality to the recording too which only heighten things (similar in that regard to Little Barrie's debut album. It's probably my favourite rock album for some time. I'll let the music talk for this one.
Progressive Rock
I adore prog, but most of it isn't very good. However, this London based band definitely have something to them. The lyrics can be a bit cliché but the music is consistently great. One thing I love is the acoustic guitar taking the helm ahead of the electric guitar a lot of time (though the electric does comes out for solos and heavier sections). In this way it has tinges of Roy Harper's acoustic prog masterpiece 'Stormcock'. There's definitely also a sense of Opeth's softer offerings too, which is no bad thing.
If you like your prog with a bit more 'oomph' this might fall short for you as it's generally a bit more reclined and contemplative. That's not to say it never goes up a notch, it certainly has its heavier moments and builds to them very successfully. Still, it doesn't bother me!
I hope you find something in this month's post to enjoy.