Saturday, February 28, 2026

Plantoid - Flare (2026)

 

The second album from this band from Great Britain.

The band was a trio with a lineup of drums, guitars, synths and vocals.

This is the follow up album to the 2024 debut album Terrapath. That was a good album as I wrote in my review last week.

Flare is clocking in at close to fifty minutes.

The music is again a blend of psych rock and jazz. Add in some dream-pop too. There are also some King Crimson like eclectic prog here too. Art-rock is the most correct label for this band and this album.

The music is mid-tempo, a bit minimalistic and very quirky.  

Chloe Coyne's vocals are superb, and her husband Tom Coyne's guitars also add a lot of texture and riffs to this album. 

This band has been described as the future of progressive rock. I am not so sure about that. In any case, this is a very good album. An album I am sure will be included in my top ten list of the best albums of the year.

3.5 points 

 

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