Alrighty then my fine proggy friends, here's four delicious albums to choose from!
The Custodian - Necessary Wasted Time (2012/2013)
A spacey, immersive prog-ject from the very talented
Richard Thomson (the frontman for death metal band
Xeranth). For fans of Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd and Anathema, this here might be right up your dark alleyway!
Moon Safari - [Blomljud] (2008)
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I've raved about this band before here on MusicBanter, but now seems like a good opportunity to re-introduce them. They have a very unique, beautiful sound somewhere between
Yes and
The Beach Boys: all five of the band members sing together, resulting in some impressive harmonies. They also list
Bruce Springsteen as an influence, though you won't hear a whole lot of that here. I'd recommend listening through the album here on their Bandcamp page, as the lyrics are available as well-
Blomljud | Moon Safari
David Sylvian - Gone To Earth (1986)
Amazing solo album from the former bandleader and frontman of
Japan, featuring
Robert Fripp on guitar and electronics throughout (plus some songwriting credits!). For fans of jazzy, ambient-oriented progressive rock that doesn't sound quite like anything else out there, this is going to be a lot of fun for you!
Toto - Falling In Between (2006)
Besides being one of the tightest and most impressive live bands of all time, Toto are known for dabbling in a variety of styles from their inception in the late 70's all the way to the present day. Like early
Ambrosia, they're something of a crossover act who meld pop, rock, funk, AOR and progressive rock into something hard to classify.
Falling In Between was their last studio album and arguably their strongest, catchiest AND proggiest record as well, so I'd actually recommend this one to any of you.