"The Floyd influence on both the intro and outro of new single 'House', sandwiched the apt Halloween chorus of "Like a ghost in this house" before the guys rounded off their take from 'WAITT' with another cracker 'Revolution', with its heavy riff and 'Timewarpish' chorus. Brilliant. And in one of those - 'you couldn't make it up moments' - their finale was taken from their previous 'Departure' album, namely the driving 'God Is Dead' - just as two of our friends arrived - one of which was a Catholic priest who had just returned from Sunday Mass! All I can say is that the Gods are currently with IT. What a set." That was our take on 2017 WRC Best Prog Performance winners IT at Balham's Progtoberfest last October (pictured) and the guys are back in London tonight at Prog Night at Camden's Fiddler's Elbow sandwiched in between headliner's Hat's Off Gentleman It's Adequate and The Wood Demons.

Recorded at Desolation Studios in Toronto, A Primitive Evolution's (A.P.E.) new album, 'Becoming' is due to be released on Friday 5th October and features collaborations with writer/producer Ian D’Sa (Billy Talent) and Audio Engineer Kenny Luong (Metric). Raw & visceral with soul & beauty, A Primitive Evolution is best consumed live and/or at extremely loud volumes as testified by the title track which is today's Track Of The Day. In 2015 the band received the award for “Best Rock Band” from the Toronto Independent Music Awards & since then has been working tirelessly on its new album. Pulling together a complex array of influences including Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Tool, The Prodigy, Ministry, Radiohead, Alice in Chains, Vivaldi, Guns n’ Roses & more, A.P.E.'s rhythm-based attack blurs the lines of rock, electronica & all dark electronic metal aspects between.

"With the Mission currently on a break, this is a welcome collection of Simon’s songs spanning those years living in the back of beyond. "Every time I come back to making music I’m reminded why I started doing it in the first place” Hinkler says. This is not the Mission, but it has enough echoes to remind me of that legacy whilst remaining a substantial successful solo piece of work from one of my all-time favourite guitarists." Today read Chris Bourlet's complete take here on Mission guitarist Simon Hinkler's new 'Moving On' EP, which was released earlier this month, of which one of the tracks 'It Isn't You' is today's Video Of The Day.

Airrace began their nine date UK tour in Cardiff last night to promote their new album ‘Untold Stories’, which was released last month and has been praised for its songwriting and wide-ranging stylistic approach. And the band land at Camden's The Underworld in London tonight, pairing up with Frontiers labelmates The Treatment, with support from Tequila Mockingbyrd. Founded by Laurie Mansworth, Airrace is recognised as one of the UK’s pioneering AOR acts. Following the acclaimed 1984 release of their debut album, ’Shaft Of Light’, the band supported rock titans such as Queen, AC/DC and Meat Loaf, but they had crash-landed by the Summer of 1985. It took a 25th anniversary reissue of the record to reunite the group, and they eventually issued a second album, ‘Back To The Start’, via Frontiers in 2011.

Doyle Bramhall II will be releasing his brand new album ‘Shades’ on Friday 5th October via Provogue/Mascot Label Group. The album features appearances by Eric Clapton, Norah Jones, Greyhounds and Tedeschi Trucks Band. Bramhall has spent over a decade as Eric Clapton’s musical right-hand man, collaborating both in the studio and on stage as well working with Norah Jones for a number of years. He played guitar and sang both lead and backup vocals during Roger Waters’ 1999-2000 'In the Flesh' world tour. He has worked with a number of artists including T-Bone Burnett, Elton John and Gregg Allman. Ahead of this he has revealed his new song ‘Love And Pain’ which is today's Track Of The Day.

"The band have had and tragically lost some fine keyboard players but by the end of ‘Song Within A Song’ you already knew that the new addition to the band, the young Pete Jones on keyboards but also vocals (and later saxophone), was considerably enhancing the overall sound of the band. Andrew Latimer, the only remaining original member and driving force behind the band admits that vocals have perhaps not been their main strength, but Jones actually sounds like he’s got Camel’s own DNA in his genes." Today read the whole of Rob Wilkes' Camel (Video Of The Day) Royal Albert Hall review from Monday night here.

"A couple of brilliantly well-crafted and stand out songs from the new 'Never Say Never' album, ‘King Of Rock And Roll’ and ‘Thank You’, thundered in with total conviction and were performed with pure adrenalised energy and fervent passion. Volcanic vocals erupted and poured from Sari like molten lava! Spell binding stuff! It is plain to see that Schorr is at one with the music, inhabiting every song. It is also abundantly clear that she means every word she sings, her honest and sincere delivery exemplifies this." Today read the whole of Steven C. Gilbert's Sari Schorr (Video Of The Day) and Mike Vernon & The Mighty Combo London Borderline review from last Friday night here.

On Wednesday night Big Boy Bloater and The LiMiTs walked on to Camden's Black Heart stage in London to the strains of 'Blake's 7' (yes really) and departed seventeen wonderful songs later, leaving his audience (as per the name of his Reggae track from his 2012 album 'The World Explained') feeling 'Insanely Happy'. It was not only a night of great music, but also one, not unexpectedly, of great belly laughs as well. Anyway, with an interview and a review to come, have a gander at our Photo Gallery here which also includes Bloater's special guest Jack J. Hutchinson.

The Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day returns today with another two hours of non-stop Best in Blues with More Music and Less Chat featuring New Releases, Classic Tracks and much more. Music this week includes tracks from Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado, Scott Sharrard, Jethro Tull, Chris Bevington, The Hitman Blues Band, Ian Siegal, Victor Wainwright, Ana Popovic, Jawbone, Sister Suzie, Frank Bey, Shari Puorto Band, Jack J Hutchinson (pictured), Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Tas Cru, Miss Emily, Mike Ross, Marcus Lazarus Band, Tom Walker Trio, Carlos Santana, Vanessa Collier, Pulsator, Delta Moon, Vanja Sky, Deb Ryder, Colin James, Zoe Schwarz & Rob Koral, B. B. & The Blues Shacks and many more.

Mother’s Cake commenced a fifty date European tour in Germany last week and tonight they begin their UK leg at London's The Underworld in Camden. Formed in 2008, Mother’s Cake released their third album ’No Rhyme No Reason’ in 2017. Songs such as ‘The Killer’, ‘Black Roses’ and ’The Sun’ melded an explosive alliance of Psych, Indie and Blues Rock, while lengthier sonic excursions such as ’Streetja Man’, ‘Enemy’ and ‘H8'delved deeper with elements of Progressive and Space Rock mixed into compelling sound palettes. Sometimes compared to the likes of The Mars Volta and Jane’s Addiction, the group have also developed into a phenomenal live prospect. Extensive touring as a headline act in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, coupled with support slots further afield with AC/DC, Iggy Pop, Deftones, Wolfmother, Anathema, Pentagram and Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, has left audiences attesting to the raw, pure energy transmitted by the band.

Bob and Jules are back, after taking in Sheffield's HRH Crows last week, with a brand new Rock On The Ridge Podcast Track Of The Day featuring The Wild, Gorilla Riot (pictured), Federal Charm, Western Sand, Buffalo Summer, Broken Witt Rebels, StoneWire, The Outlaw Orchestra, Monster Truck, The Bad Flowers, Bad Touch, The Vintage Caravan, Junkyard Drive, The Sword, Rival Sons, Fish, Noel Gallagher and on their introducing stage, two in a row from Mississippi Riot.

Halfway through their current 'Pills' UK tour - Big Bloater and The LiMiTs certainly delivered their meds at a packed and appreciative Black Heart in London's Camden last night. Supported by his old mucker Jack J. Hutchinson, Bloater's trio including Matt Cowley (drums) and Steven Oates (bass) are on the road from September to October, following the release of their latest critically acclaimed album ‘Pills’ in June. We were also lucky enough to grab a few words with the big man before his set. So with that interview, a photo gallery and a review to come - in the meantime check out today's Video Of The Day.