Circe Link and Christian Nesmith

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   Circe Link, along with Christian Nesmith (son of Monkee Michael Nesmith)  has quite a following of youtubers who eat up their tasteful and varied covers. These are overwhelmingly simple acoustic jaunts brought to new life by Nesmith's arrangements and acoustic guitar along with Circe Link's unique but lovely vocals. They had released a few albums of original material, mostly of an indie-pop flavor, which I've also enjoyed even if that's not a favored genre for me.

Among their popular covers were two songs by Yes, so I know they had some appreciation for prog, but even those numbers were stripped down and simplified. So imagine my surprise when they started doing totally legit prog from the more intricate end of the prog spectrum! Adding to the surprise is that it's not the prog-folk one would expect an acoustic based indie-pop outfit to migrate to, but rather serious symphonic prog!  

The new album, Arcana, just released this month, should solidify their inclusion on this site. 

Edited by Fischman - September 12 2024 at 22:35

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Fischman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 21 2018 Location: Colorado, USA Status: Offline Points: 1612	Post Options Post Reply Quote Fischman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Circe Link and Christian Nesmith Posted: September 04 2024 at 19:07
	Circe Link, along with Christian Nesmith (son of Monkee Michael Nesmith) has quite a following of youtubers who eat up their tasteful and varied covers. These are overwhelmingly simple acoustic jaunts brought to new life by Nesmith's arrangements and acoustic guitar along with Circe Link's unique but lovely vocals. They had released a few albums of original material, mostly of an indie-pop flavor, which I've also enjoyed even if that's not a favored genre for me. Among their popular covers were two songs by Yes, so I know they had some appreciation for prog, but even those numbers were stripped down and simplified. So imagine my surprise when they started doing totally legit prog from the more intricate end of the prog spectrum! Adding to the surprise is that it's not the prog-folk one would expect an acoustic based indie-pop outfit to migrate to, but rather serious symphonic prog! The new album, Arcana, just released this month, should solidify their inclusion on this site. Edited by Fischman - September 12 2024 at 22:35

Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 65256	Post Options Post Reply Quote Atavachron Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 04 2024 at 20:07
	It's rather good, and I don't even like a lot of modern Symph. Will there be a physical disc ? Edited by Atavachron - September 04 2024 at 20:10
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Easy Money Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 11 2007 Location: Memphis Status: Offline Points: 10617	Post Options Post Reply Quote Easy Money Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 04 2024 at 20:14
	Sounds good, I'm sure Michael would have been proud. The Monkees were kind of artsy now and again, definitely an under rated group due to their dubious beginnings. Micky's still around and still singing, but I guess having him do some harmonies would seem like a gimmick.

circelink Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: September 07 2024 Location: Los Angeles Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote circelink Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 07 2024 at 08:57
	Thanks for the kind words, we strive to create music that discerning ears will appreciate!

Saperlipopette! Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 20 2010 Location: Tomorrowland Status: Offline Points: 11621	Post Options Post Reply Quote Saperlipopette! Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 07 2024 at 09:56
	^Great vocals! All in all quite a lovely mini epic. -it was the Mike Nesmith namedrop that made me click on this topic - so Fischman's false advertisment really worked:)

Fischman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 21 2018 Location: Colorado, USA Status: Offline Points: 1612	Post Options Post Reply Quote Fischman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 12 2024 at 22:38
	Sorry about the name slip! I'm actually old enough to have grown up with the Monkees, so have some mercy! Anyway, header has been corrected (not sure how I screwed up the header when I had it right in the body of the post).

WordsWatcher Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: July 29 2017 Location: Wooster, OH Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote WordsWatcher Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 10 2024 at 21:04
	If you love the "Arcana" album, you'll be blown away by their 2021 "Cosmologica." Pure symphonic prog at its best. It's got it all; blistering guitar runs, spectacular keyboard solos, heavenly harmonies, and all the tropes that make Symphonic Rock what it is.