The Patra band’s self-titled debut album "Timeless Afternoon" hits with prog rock patience, psych rock colour, blues grit and a collector’s vinyl pulse. Some albums feel like a group chat that finally stopped buffering. Timeless Afternoon’s self-titled debut album comes packed with songs that waited decades to reach listeners, but there is nothing sleepy about it. This is Greek progressive rock with stained fingers, warm tubes,...

There is a peculiar kind of exhaustion in loving someone to your own detriment, a feeling that Leeds-based six-piece Twinsize capture with frightening accuracy on their new single "Contortionist." Released on Monomyth Records, the track is a striking exploration of atmospheric alternative rock and shoegaze, mapping out the devastating toll of emotional imbalance. https://open.spotify.com/track/0BxIFjHHRhooaQSrXsuyCT?si=F1p1e1EbQBO3lTF6nPXwsA The music opens with a sparse, echoing melodic pattern. It’s a gentle,...