Next time music critics try to build up and then discard a certain sub-genre, this album might show them that things don’t always work the way they think they should, and that it turns out to be the right way anyway.

Symphonique isn’t just a live album. It’s a full‑blown mental IMAX experience, a concert unfolding inside your skull.

Year of the Monkey is simply stunning in terms of concept, execution and invention. Incredible.

This is an album built for deep listening, an odyssey of sound that will be discussed for months and years to come.

This album would have been better served up as two EPs as trying to get through it in one sitting is something of a chore. Sadly disappointing.

Thought Horizon unfolds as a meditative groove.

Hum Of Hurt is another brilliant Converge album and shows yet another side of the band once again.

Inferno is a worthy addition to Boards of Canada’s wondrous back catalogue.

This is Stainless’ moment. Their time. One of the best hard‑rock debuts I’ve heard this year. Give them a thunderous round of applause. They’ve delivered a monster of an album to kick off the summer with a bang.

Garone isn’t backing down without a fight. OK, But Why? is here to stay, adding new conversations, new wonders, and new exotic perspectives. And thankfully, it keeps you guessing until the very end.

Ultimately, it is fascinating to witness this band continue to grow, gaining strength and confidence with each release. They proudly carry the Canadian prog‑rock flag, waving it forward from where the greats left off.

Trappes seems to have picked the exact guest artists that will do exactly that – keep her original ideas intact while bringing their own vision of her work on the ‘Requiem’ album.

There’s going to be much more to come from Harboured, this album’s got great songs and is full of surprises.

Ultimately, Blue Morpho stands as a strong and imaginative follow‑up, offering a vivid and electrifying interpretation of modern folk‑electronic fusion.

Overall, this is an intriguing collection and there’s clearly a lot of ideas flowing so future albums are worth watching out for.