Featuring Alex Carpani, this is basically a trio or a duo depending on how you look at it. That’s because the lineup of the act is listed as Alex Carpani (lead and back vocals, keyboards, all virtual guitars) and Gigi Cavalli Cocchi (drums), but Jacopo Rossi (bass) is listed as a guest musician. No matter the lineup, though, the mix of modern and classic progressive rock built into this works so well. In fact, I think this will likely make my “best of 2025) list by the time the year is over.

Coming in ambient and trippy, this is just a short, weird effects laden intro piece.

Pounding in with hard rocking modes, this makes me think of Rush to a good degree. It has some cool twists and turns and leans toward Marillion at points and Dream Theater at others. It’s such a potent and effective piece of music.

Frantic prog with a killer bass groove is on the menu here. While this is decidedly modern prog, it has plenty of ties to classic prog. I can make out both Rush and Dream Theater at times here, but this is unique at the same time.

Frantic and so cool, there is a playful prog vibe as this gets going. When it settles in for the vocal part it takes on less driving stuff. There is a rep that comes later, bringing an intriguing angle. The driving riff returns and builds as that continues. Everything about this song is cool, but I particularly like some of the keyboard work later.

A percussive element like a ticking clock gets things going here. The music comes in tentatively and dramatically from there along with vocals. It builds out gradually. It’s another killer tune.

Driving at the start. This works out from there with a lot of style and charm. It’s not a big change, but rather more smoking hot modern progressive rock.

Coming in more melodic and understated, this grows out with more killer modern prog. This lands more on the AOR side of the spectrum. It’s a real powerhouse number that’s somewhat accessible and still meaty.

This is one of my favorite tracks here. It has a nice balance between a more melodic section and a driving one. While this is somewhat accessible, it’s still decidedly proggy. It’s not that this is a huge change from the rest – because it isn’t. This just gels so well and works like a charm. The keyboards on the later sections of this really shine so brightly.

While I like this song a lot, I’m not crazy about some of the vocals (sampled or synthesized, perhaps?) that show up at times on it. Fortunately, there is a lot of music here without it. Still, this one isn’t as strong as it could be.

I dig the rubbery bass and driving groove of this tune a lot. It’s another winner on disc that’s full of winners.

Starting slow, mellow and reflective, this eventually grows out to something in line with the rest of the album. It’s not necessarily a standout, but that’s more about the quality of the entire album. It makes for a great final shot.