Hello!
My band Magician's Red released our second album "Endless Yearning" a while ago, on May 3rd, and we would really appreciate it if someone over here could review it
The album can be found for free on YouTube, or on most popular streaming services and digital stores (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.). If necessary, I can also email a link to a folder that contains the WAV files. (We would love to do physical releases if we weren't unsigned and poor)
Here's the YouTube link: http://https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kOyRLUx6hHiud44L9jhDj3IjT2cuT3ptg&si=kqpADbU43KqifCH3" rel="nofollow - http://https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kOyRLUx6hHiud44L9jhDj3IjT2cuT3ptg&si=kqpADbU43KqifCH3
And here it is on Spotify: http://https://open.spotify.com/album/3soQzUTP4iasL8sXFClxMm?si=Z3_QHfY3TXaEFzsAV0AlBg" rel="nofollow - http://https://open.spotify.com/album/3soQzUTP4iasL8sXFClxMm?si=Z3_QHfY3TXaEFzsAV0AlBg
By the way, the band biography on PA is getting a bit outdated. Here's a fixed version, if it's appropriate to post it here in the same topic:
Magician's Red were formed in 2019 in Helsinki, Finland at the initiative of guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Kalle MATTILA. His goal was to write fresh progressive rock that was heavily influenced by the 70's classics, while steering away from simply recreating something that had already been done. He enlisted his friends Io PETTERSSON (bass), Otso KAUNISKANGAS (keyboards) and Aaro RUOHONEN (drums) to play in the band and write songs together. By December 2019 they had a full live set of original music, and the best of this early material would end up on their debut EP, "There's No Need To Fear", released in May 2020.
The COVID pandemic forced the band on a gigging hiatus just as they were getting started, but they used the extra time to write material for their first full length album. The previous EP had been fully instrumental and the band was now looking to expand their sound with vocals. "Threshold" was eventually released in April 2022, and ended up being the only album from the original lineup, as PETTERSSON, KAUNIKANGAS, and RUOHONEN all departed on good terms to focus on other interests.
The band's second album "Endless Yearning" was released in May 2024, with MATTILA acting as the sole lyricist for the first time. The unusually brooding album continues to expand the band's stylistic palette, together with wider instrumentation that now includes flute, saxophone and trumpet. As of 2024, the band consists of MATTILA, bassist Otso PUOLAKKA, keyboardist/trumpeter Taneli MIKKOLA, second guitarist Risto KORHONEN and drummer Konsta PURO. Out of classic prog acts, the band's sound is perhaps most often compared to GENESIS and JETHRO TULL. Other musical influences include 90's video game music (in itself a genre heavily influenced by 70's prog), 70's hard rock, new wave/post-punk and perhaps a touch of Japanese pop. The still young band continues to explore and refine their sound and hopes to release many more albums in the future.
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If possible, I would like the bio to be credited to my PA username, and not my real name. I feel a bit silly writing about myself in the third person
Cheers, Kalle Mattila from Magician's Red
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