I originally had this one set to go into the non-prog category, but on further listening I think that in many ways it’s not far from a lot of modern song oriented progressive rock. Sure, there are elements that are closer to urban music here, too, but really isn’t the merging of disparate sounds a big part of progressive rock? I know, for most prog purists, only certain types of music can be included for it to still fit into progressive rock. For this reviewer, though, exploration and merging of sounds is a progressive thing – in all senses of the word.

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There’s a ballad-like texture to this. It gets quite progressive rock like, but still with a definite pop rock bent, as it carries on. Strings and other elements add a lot of depth to this track. At times this reminds me of Sister Hazel, at other points I think of Styx and then other things remind me more of modern prog bands. It’s a cool track with a lot going on. There are also sections that make me think of The Buggles – and that’s even before the allusion to “Video Killed the Radio Star.”