Featuring from start to finish, intense, heavy guitar and drum performances as well as deep, atmospheric and emotionally driven arrangements. former Sound of Contact members Simon Collins and Kelly Nordstrom, recently announced their return with new Progressive Rock band eMolecule and their debut album, 'The Architect', that will be released on InsideOutMusic on Friday 10th February, of which the album’s second single, 'Beyond Belief', is one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further forthcoming and recent releases from Vis Mystica featuring Jonas Heidgert of Dragonland, Nobody, Kodeseven, Docker's Guild and Grave Next Door.

Today's playlist on the latest Simply Country Podcast Of The Day, is Part 1 of all the nominated tracks and final top 10 in their Top Track of 2022, including Tara Henton, Shantell Ogden, Jimmie Allen, Michael Botte Band, Littlemen, Gulf Stream Riders, Toni West, Alecia Aichelle, TJ Walker, Reya Jayne, Little Lore, Seamus Fitzsimmons, Smith Sisters, Jade Helliwell, Dove Ties, Dan Washburn, Adele & Andy, Wild Fire, Victoria Eman, Louise Parker, Caitlin Mae, Sun-Pinned Leaves (pictured), Aishling Rafferty, The Heartland Roots Band and Helena Mace.

"Maybe it was that end of a long weekend feeling but I took the opportunity to slip away into the night before the end of their set, reflecting that this festival offers a uniquely relaxed experience as well as the opportunity to hear some really good music. The line-up can’t hit the sweet spot every time but there’s enough variety and excellent musicianship to keep most people more than happy. Well done to promoter Dave Rees for organising such an excellent event in these troubled times. Long may it continue." That was part of our Day Three review of Faversham's A New Day Festival back in August, and consequently those three glorious Summer days in Mt Ephraim Gardens have been voted Best Festival in our 2022 WRC Awards as testified by today's 'Fox On The Run' Video Of The Day by The Sweet (pictured).

Celebrating it's thirteenth event across the weekend of 14th-15th April this year, at the O2 Academy in Sheffield, Hard Rock Hell Prog XIII will be hitting this venue with a spectacular line-up, and today's 'HRH Prog XIII Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day showcases just six of the great bands taking part, namely Asia (featuring John Payne), The Flower Kings, Ozric Tentacles, Stray, The Blackheart Orchestra and The Paradox Twin.

Following the outstanding success of last year's sold out HRH NWOCR, HRH NWOCR 2 returns to the O2 Academy Leicester this month, where they will stage another two day, two arena event, over the weekend of the 21st and 22nd January, and today's 'HRH NWOCR 2 Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day feature six of the many bands taking part, namely Vega, Sons Of Liberty, Gin Annie, Collateral, Daxx & Roxane and Verity White.

"The Cinelli Brothers are not to be missed. For a Blues band, they bring a remarkably diverse fan base with them wherever they play filling the room with young and old, from all different backgrounds. I’ve gone from casual photographer to fan myself in only a few months." That was part of our take on The Cinelli Brothers gig at London's Temple of Art and Music in Elephant & Castle in September (pictured/Video Of The Day), and consequently the UK Blues Challenge 2022 winners have also been voted 'Best Blues Rock Performance' in our 2022 WRC Awards.

Today's latest Blues Club Podcast Of The Day, has another two hours of non-stop Best in Blues and Beyond with More Music and Less Chat, featuring new releases, classic tracks and UK IBBA Presenters' Picks from Joanne Shaw Taylor, Orphan Jon And The Abandoned, Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton (pictured), Steve Hill, Douglas Avery, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, Angela Strehli, Small Faces, The Specials, Little Bobby, BB & The Blues Shacks and many more.

Now in its 6th year, and carrying on its solid tradition of bringing both well-known and new Rock bands to Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire, this year Stonedead kicks off on 25th August with their Friday Party starting the Bank Holiday Weekend with a bang, followed by a mouthwatering line-up the following day (pictured), and today's 'Stonedead Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day feature six of the great bands taking part, namely Blue Oyster Cult, The Answer, King King, Mason Hill, South Of Salem and Kira Mac.

"Despite the complexity of the music they are so tight, so locked in, so attuned to each other, and whilst the band is quite obviously comprised of members from two distinct generations, I am sure this is completely irrelevant to these four virtuoso players who each thrive on and enjoy each others playing (check out the picture of a seemingly awestruck Thijs looking on whilst Pierre solos)." That was part of our take on Focus's gig at The Beaverwood, Chislehurst, Kent, in May (Video Of The Day), and consequently the iconic Dutch music masters have been voted 'Best Prog Performance' in our 2022 WRC Awards.

Following hot on the heels of his Heavenly Homes Prog review of 2022, Episode 4 of Beastie's Blues Club sees Beastie asking some of the Best Blues talent around to record a little piece to include their favourite albums of 2022, their top three, plus a track from each album, the result being today's Podcast Of The Day featuring Oliver Darling, Trevor Babajack Steger, Charlie Musselwhite, The Terraplanes Blues Band, Kat Riggins and more.

Given Pete Feenstra has spent the last forty years listening to, writing about, talking about, and promoting Rock music, with a particular interest in the Blues, it's no real surprise that Pete's Rock & Blues show has again won our WRC 2022 Best Podcast award, and as proof, his latest 'Best Of 2022 (Part 2)' show is today's Podcast Of The Day, featuring Ronnie Earl, Marcus King, Scott McKeon, Pierre Lacocque’s Mississippi Heat, Sugaray Rayford, Snowy White, Early James, Chas Cronk, White Spirit, Wily Bo Walker (pictured) featuring Kareña K, Robin Trower, Anthony Geraci featuring Walter Trout, Albert Castiglia, Dan Patlansky, Ritchie Dave Porter & Debra Susan, John Sims Light Trails, Chris Antonik, plus many more.

Ahead of their first visit since February 2020 to the UK/Ireland this June, plus four decades into their storied career, four-time GRAMMY® Award nominated, Goo Goo Dolls, have been voted our 2022 WRC Video Of The Year for 'You Are The Answer' (Video Of The Day), a melodic ballad that explores the experience of devoted love during times of difficulty, and the second song taken from their thirteenth studio album, 'Chaos in Bloom', released via Warner Records last August.