If you thought that the only musical export from Sweden was the over-produced Abba singing meaningless nonsense, you need to reappraise. Not only was Bo Hansson riding the golden age of progressive rock, it was the Swedes who resurrected the genre and began the ‘third wave’, not just as ‘prog’ but as genuine progressive rock in the 90s. Bring on the Bo Hansson, Anekdoten and Änglagård T-shirts!

A band's second album (American: sophomore) is frequently cited as 'difficult' but should it tread the same ground as its predecessor?

Back in 2015, the lack of availability of albums by progressivo Italiano band Jumbo forced me to buy a download of DNA, the first of...