THE UNDERFALL YARD

When I first got this over the holidays, I was awestruck -- it was as if the original Genesis had come out from the distant past and brought in some brass to make a masterpiece. David Longdon is the best vocalist ive heard in ages, Dave Gregory from XTC is one damn good guitar player, and all six of the compositions here are absolutely mindblowing from start to stop. Just....wow.

I'll need more time to digest the full scope and power of this work, but it's 5 stars definitely, and possibly this generation's 'Close to the Edge'. After the lackluster Transatlantic and Tomas Bodin albums, this is simply perfection.