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Cool new prog from Lesoir, Chelsea Wolfe, Pattern-Seeking Animals and more in Prog’s brand new Tracks Of The Week
Prog has returned with a new Tracks Of The Week feature after a one-week break for the Prog For Peart festival, presenting six recently released tracks from progressive-leaning artists. The article matters chiefly as a curated listening guide and reader poll, designed to highlight a range of new music in one place.
The previous poll was won decisively by Asia’s new single, ‘The Traveller (Into The Light)’, which received twice as many votes as its nearest competitor. UK prog-metal band Winter In Eden finished second, while London quintet Crumbling Ghost came third; this week’s selection includes Lesoir, Chelsea Wolfe and Pattern-Seeking Animals.
In short
- Prog returns with six new tracks to discover.
- Asia comfortably won the previous reader poll.
- Lesoir, Chelsea Wolfe and Pattern-Seeking Animals feature.
Explained simply
Prog magazine is dedicated to progressive rock and metal music, genres characterised by complex arrangements, ambitious songwriting and musical experimentation that extends far beyond typical pop song structures. Tracks Of The Week is the publication's regular feature in which editors select a handful of recently released songs and invite readers to vote for their favourite. The feature serves as both a curated listening guide for discovering new music and a weekly barometer of what progressive music fans are enjoying.
The feature runs consistently throughout the year, interrupted only occasionally by special events like the Prog For Peart festival, and draws its selections from artists across the full spectrum of progressive rock and metal. Voting results from previous weeks have shown strong reader engagement and diverse support across different artists and styles within the genre.
For readers unfamiliar with progressive music, Tracks Of The Week offers a welcoming entry point to recent releases in one accessible place. For established fans, it provides a way to discover new artists and express their musical preferences, whilst Prog uses the feature to celebrate and elevate voices within the progressive music scene.