" 'Grimalkin' [] is a well-written album with predictably excellent performances from some of the most accomplished veteran performers around. It is clear that John Boegehold has a vision for P-SA, and that vision is to take the abounding talent in this band, utilise it in a dedicated, targeted way, compose good Rock songs for it, and employ cinematic soundscapes to set those songs apart. Whether you like the use of Mexican horns in Rock Music or not, the point is that this cinematic technique makes P-SA sound somewhat different to the rest of the bands out there, including Spock's Beard. And that, as I said, is more than ok." PN-TPR

"Pattern-Seeking Animals may well have found the perfect balance between progressive rock complexity and melodic accessibility. Grimalkin is an album you could play to people who claim to hate prog rock. And they'd probably love it. Everything Pattern-Seeking Animals do serves the songs. So Leonard's lead guitar focuses on languid, melodic phrases while Bergehold plays tasteful keyboard strings, with bass and drums providing only what is required to keep the music moving forward. The result is an album that combines a commercial 1980s prog approach with the bitter-sweet warmth of Big Big Train, the keyboard soundscapes of Wind And Wuthering era Genesis and the movie music of the classic soundtrack composers - including a nod to Ennio Morricone." KF-TPA

"As much as I enjoyed last year's "A Friend to All Creatures", giving it a 4.5 out of 5 stars, I think they've upped their game even more on this one. Highly recommended." y-PA



Essential Track: Matters become quite medieval and Tudor-sounding in 'Slowly Falls the Flying Man' which is far and away the best track on the album. At over eight minutes, this track achieves the true vision that one believes Boegehold must have held for this record. Built around Leonard's always fine vocals, the song develops into a perfect exposition of taste, variety, balance, and emotion. After the Tudor intro that is accompanied by Leonard's plaintive vocal, the band ushers in some fine slow Rock, and these two styles alternate like a pendulum for the rest of the song. The core of the song is a wonderful vocal progression section in 7/4 that will please any Melodic Prog aficionado out there. The track is full of tasteful surprises, including a recorder solo, an excellent Joe Deninzon violin solo, a Keegan marching snare section, a very competent Boegehold synth solo, straight-ahead rock parts, odd-time instrumental sections, harmony vocals and so much Prog. Mission more than accomplished with this excellent track - if you want a taster of the best of this album (and possibly of this band), 'Slowly Falls the Flying Man' is the one to listen to. PN-TPR
 

Read the full reviews on The Prog Report, and The Progressive Aspect.

Listen and watch the videos on the band's YouTube Channel.

Buy the Album from The Band Wagon USA, or wherever great Prog music is sold.
 

---

There are no NewEARS show announcements at this time


Click on the following link for a complete list of bands that have played for the NewEARS Art Rock Series
 

---

9/13/26	Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy - Welcome Back My Friends: An Evening With Emerson, Lake, and Palmer	Colonial Theatre - Laconia, NH
9/14/26	Rush - Fifty Something Tour	TD Garden - Boston, MA
9/16/26	Evergrey - with HammerFall on the Freedom World Crusade	The Palladium - Worcester, MA
9/18/26	Brit Floyd - The Moon, The Wall and Beyond	Hanover Theatre - Worcester, MA
9/18/26	Don't Look Back - The Boston Experience	Stadium Theatre - Woonsocket, RI
9/23/26	Mastodon - Marrow Deep Tour	House Of Blues - Boston, MA
9/25/26	Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy - Welcome Back My Friends: An Evening With Emerson, Lake, and Palmer	Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT
9/25/26	Kamelot - Dark Asylum World Tour	The Palladium - Worcester, MA
9/25/26	Mary Fahl - Duo Performance	The Parlor Room at The Iron Horse - Northampton, MA
9/25/26	AF2K - A Farewell To Kings - Rush Tribute	Taffeta Music Hall - Lowell, MA
9/26/26	Mary Fahl - Duo Performance	New Song - Bedford, MA
10/03/26	Elder - Through Zero Tour	Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
10/10/26	Lotus Land - American RUSH Tribute	Blue Ocean Music Hall - Salisbury, MA
10/10/26	Echoes of Floyd - New England's premier Floyd tribute!	Soundcheck Studios - Pembroke, MA
10/10/26	The Tull Project - A Tribute to Jethro Tull	Stage One @ FTC - Fairfield, CT
10/17/26	Into The Floyd - An Interstellar Journey Into the Music of Pink Floyd	Sahara Club - Methuen, MA
10/30/26	Rush - Fifty Something Tour	Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT
11/01/26	Rush - Fifty Something Tour	Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT

Yes - the Welcome Back My Friends - An Evening with Emerson, Lake & Palmer 2026 tour has been officially announced, with tickets now on sale for multiple U.S. dates

This special live event is created by Carl Palmer with the cooperation of the Estates of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake. It reunites ELP's legacy through live performance by Carl Palmer and his band (Simon Fitzpatrick, Paul Bielatowicz) alongside video projections of the 1992 Royal Albert Hall concert featuring Emerson and Lake. The show blends live music with a tribute to the original band's classic progressive rock era.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) was a pioneering English progressive rock supergroup, formed in 1970 in London. The band, consisting of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitar), and Carl Palmer (drums, percussion), released nine RIAA-certified gold albums and sold approximately 48 million records worldwide. Known for blending classical, jazz, and symphonic rock elements, ELP became one of the most popular and commercially successful progressive rock bands of the 1970s.

---

Click here for Season 4-13 and the latest podcast from Delicious Agony - Progressive Rock Radio

Click here for a complete list of artists that have appeared on the NewEARS Prog Show Season 1-3

---